PET-CT scans combine structural and functional imaging to detect diseases early. This technology improves diagnosis accuracy ...

Positive bone scans were obtained from 2.3%, 6.0%, 15.9%, 35.0% and 74.9% of patients with PSA levels below 10 ng/ml, 10–19.9 ng/ml, 20–49.9 ng/ml, 50–99.9 ng/ml, and above 100 ng/ml ...

Bone scans have been found to overstage prostate cancer at initial staging compared to prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET, according to new research published in the November issue of ...

Medically reviewed by Marla Anderson, MD A PET scan is often used to help determine a cancer diagnosis. A positron emission tomography (PET) scan uses a tracer with low levels of radiation to find ...

An expert discusses how CT scans and bone scans remain the standard imaging approach for most patients with metastatic ...

CT scans generally do not offer as much detail about a tumor as MRIs, but doctors frequently use them to locate metastases of bone cancer in other parts of the body. PET scans: These involve the ...

A PET scan is a type of imaging that can show what’s happening in your body. Learn why you might need one, what makes it different from other types of imaging, how to get ready, and what to expect.

Five years after my lymphoma diagnosis, life looks normal on the outside; however, the fear of recurrence and the reality of ...

PET scans are a form of imaging scan that can take three-dimensional images of the inside of a person’s body. They can help a doctor detect and accurately stage someone’s liver cancer.