PET scans may serve as both a diagnostic and prognostic tool in giant cell arteritis (GCA), according to a new study. In over 100 patients with GCA who underwent 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET ...

Medicare Part B covers outpatient PET scans when ordered by a doctor and considered medically necessary. PET scan costs can vary depending on whether you have the scan in a hospital as an inpatient, ...

A more accurate way to scan for tuberculosis (TB) has been developed, using positron emission tomography (PET). The team has developed a new radiotracer, which is taken up by live TB bacteria in the ...

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 ...

Five out of six patients in FDA authorized Expanded Access Program are showing a qualitative reduction in microglia activation (a key biomarker being observed) Foralumab to advance into Phase 2 human ...

Dipika Kakar, who was diagnosed with liver cancer earlier this year and underwent a 14-hour-long surgery, is currently on the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers analyzed more than 10,000 PET scans of patients from the IDEAS study. Measurement of Centiloids from ...

WASHINGTON DC - JUNE 20, 2023 Jay Reinstein, who suffers from Alzheimer's, prepares to receive a PET scan at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Robinson Chávez ...