Humana will no longer deny coverage of PET/CT imaging procedures for cardiac and some neurological conditions, according to a June 21 news release from the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ...
give doctors a clear idea of what's going on inside our bodies. As patients, we should follow their lead. We ought to have a clear picture, too, of what a scan can and can't do -- before we undergo it ...
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 ...
Positron emission tomography (PET) scans can detect cancer earlier than other imaging tests. But some types of cancer are harder to detect on a PET scan. In particular, they may miss cancers that ...
The Foresight CLARITY test offers greater prognostic accuracy than PET/CT scans in large B-cell lymphoma by detecting ctDNA-MRD negativity, indicating better patient outcomes. ctDNA-MRD testing showed ...
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.