PET Scans

There are many different uses of PET scans. These uses are commonly considered to be preventive uses. However, it may also be possible to use the PET scan in the treatment of disease in order to increase the effectiveness of that treatment. For example, it has been found that PET scans may be useful Continue Reading

PET scans have traditionally been used to screen for problems in the brain and heart. However, this same technology can be used for cervical cancer screening. In fact, it just might be the best method of screening available for detecting this female cancer. "New research from the Siteman Cancer Cen ... Continue Reading

Patients who are believed to have trouble with lung cancer are often recommended for a series of imaging tests to confirm the presence and spread of the problem. Traditionally, the PET scan has not been one of those types of imaging tests. However, new guidelines put out by the National Comprehensiv ... Continue Reading

When you think about getting a preventive body scan, it's usually because you want to try and catch a disease early in its progression. However, body scans are frequently used after a disease has already been caught and treated. The post-treatment scans help to make sure that the treatment was succe ... Continue Reading

If you are concerned about your risk for coronary artery disease then you've probably looked into getting preventive health screening. This type of screening is important to catching the disease in the early stages so that you can correct the problem and save your heart. However, if you're going wit ... Continue Reading

A recent study indicates that PET imaging may be useful in determining treatment for people suffering from cancer in the upper stomach and lower esophagus. It has been believed (due to research) that chemotherapy used both before and after surgery for this kind of cancer may help improve the outcome Continue Reading

There are a few different methods that can be used to screen for plaque in the arteries and therefore to protect patients from future problems with heart disease. The foronary angiography and the intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) are two common methods of screening for this problem. However, a new stu ... Continue Reading