Ascension Sacred Heart Bay held a ribbon-cutting and a blessing on Monday for a brand-new mobile PET scan machine. The new ...

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a type of imaging scan that doctors might use when diagnosing and treating non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). It can be useful for identifying and staging the cancer.

PET CT scans are now at Ascension Sacred Heart Bay. Doctors say it will primarily be utilized for cancer treatment.

PET scans were helpful in determining which patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer may be able to skip chemotherapy. Treating patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer based on positron ...

Stage 2 cervical cancer is classified into 2A and 2B, based on tumor spread and size, affecting treatment decisions.

RECIST was developed in 2000 by the National Cancer Institute, European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer, and National Cancer Institute of Canada, with revision to RECIST 1.1 in 2009 ...

PET scans can light up tumors in the body and help doctors determine if they are cancerous or benign (noncancerous). The results of a PET scan help guide medical decisions. A PET scan is a type of ...

PET scanning is much more accurate in determining how far lung cancer has spread than any other diagnostic technique, and should be the standard of care, according to an Australian research team. In ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- New technology that's allowing doctors to pinpoint prostate cancer long before it becomes a threat is now widely available. A former firefighter mentioned how this new imaging ...

PET scans require dietary preparation, sometimes up to 24 hours before the test, so it's important to know which foods to eat ...

A new study reveals that GLP-1 drugs may affect medical scan results, though experts say findings are preliminary and more data is needed before changing medical practice.