When this process begins, the cancer is often small and difficult to detect. PSMA PET scans are better than other imaging tests at spotting metastasis early. It’s used in three different ...

New research shows positron emission tomography scans not only detect known abnormalities in cancer patients but may also identify new, unrelated cancers. Researchers evaluated 1,750 PET scans of ...

Brain cancer originates ... of each brain lesion. Other imaging tests your doctor may use include positron-emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) scans. A biopsy may also be ...

Researchers at WashU Medicine have identified a possible way to make glioblastoma cells vulnerable to different types of ...

This study investigated patients with primary lung cancer who received PET/CT scan, a medical imaging test, and subsequently ...

A new PET scan reliably detects benign tumors in the pancreas, according to new research. Current scans often fail to detect these insulinomas, even though they cause symptoms due to low blood ...

FDG-PET imaging is not routinely ... nonfunctioning kidney T3b IVA Tumor invades mucosa of bladder or rectum and/or extends beyond true pelvis ‡ T4 IVB Distant metastasis M1 *The depth of ...

To explain the nuances of lung cancer imaging ... scan. “Since PET scans cover a larger area of the body, from the skull to the thighs, they are particularly effective at identifying metastatic ...