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) 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.

When PSA rises after surgery, PSMA PET/CT detects cancer missed by conventional imaging ...

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 ...

UCLA researchers found that routine PSMA PET/CT scans could help doctors select treatment approaches for the best long-term outcomes in patients with recurring prostate cancer after surgical removal ...

New research in the February 2026 issue of JNCCN-Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network found that incorporating information from prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET/CT scans ...

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 ...

August 29, 2006 — Whole-body positron emission tomography (PET) scans can help determine whether breast cancer has spread to the lymph nodes, US researchers report in the August issue of Archives of ...

PET scans improve diagnosis and assessment of treatment. * THE QUESTION Does a PET scan change breast cancer diagnoses and treatment decisions? * PAST STUDIES have shown that positron emission ...

Dr George Owiti, a radiographer at Kericho County Hospital examines the Chest CT results of a patient admitted to the hospital. [James Wanzala, Standard] Despite recent breakthroughs that have ...

JOHNS CREEK — Officials at Emory John Creek Hospital are unveiling new equipment in the fight against cancer. They say the mobile position emission tomography (PET) scan unit is a highly-advanced form ...