Coordinating cancer care: Measurement and intervention approaches across the cancer continuum. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2013 Quality Care Symposium. This abstract does not include a ...

PET scans are a form of imaging scan that can take three-dimensional images of the inside of a person’s body. They can help a doctor detect and accurately stage someone’s liver cancer. Doctors might ...

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A heart PET scan is a noninvasive imaging test that uses a small amount of radiation. It helps doctors understand how the heart functions and whether it is healthy. Cardiac or heart PET scans create ...

Positron emission tomography (PET) scans can detect cancer earlier than other imaging tests by showing areas that use a lot of glucose. However, false-positive results can happen due to infections, ...

PET scans can detect amyloid plaques and tau tangles in the brain, which are often early signs of Alzheimer’s disease. But they’re not enough on their own to make a diagnosis. Alzheimer’s disease is ...

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Reston, Virginia…On January 10, 2002, Dr. Peter S. Conti, MD, PhD, Associate Professional of Radiology at the University of Southern California plans to present the following statement before the ...

What Is a PSMA PET Scan? A PSMA PET scan, or prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography scan, is a recently developed imaging test used for people with prostate cancer. It looks ...

The FDA has approved an updated label for Vizamyl (flutemetamol F 18 injection), including quantification which enables a more continuous and objective measure of amyloid in the brain This approval ...

Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging is used for a wide range of clinical indications, including detecting, staging, and restaging tumors, dementia, and epilepsy, despite its relatively high ...

A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is a diagnostic tool that examines body tissue functioning, such as blood flow, oxygen use, and sugar metabolism, to help doctors diagnose and treat disease.