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PET Scans As Cancer Diagnostic Tool – CMS Says OK now without the additional reporting information by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Tue 14 Apr 2009 11:49pm & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final national coverage determination (NCD) to expand coverage for initial testing with positron emission tomography (PET) for Medicare beneficiaries who are diagnosed with and treated for most solid tumor cancers. This NCD removes a clinical study requirement for PET scan use in these patients. This decision applies Read on »

PET scanning and prostate cancer management today by Dr. Arnon Krongrad Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 24 Dec 2009 12:00am The role of positron emission tomography or PET scanning in the work-up and management of prostate cancer patients is evolving. However, the average... cells), when it comes to prostate cancer, PET scanning is not usually able to do some of the things we most need it to do it a very reliable manner. Most PET scans are carried Read on »

PET scans read: CANCER FREE !!!! ... by Robert S. Patient Expert

Posted Sat 18 Apr 2009 12:31am PET scans read: CANCER FREE!!!!!!!!! Read on »

More on PET scans and their role in prostate cancer detection by Dr. Arnon Krongrad Medical Doctor

Posted Sat 02 Jan 2010 12:00am A few days ago we suggested that the role of positron emission tomography (PET scanning) as a diagnostic and prognostic tool in patients with prostate.... have reported data from a study designed specifically to evaluate the diagnostic potential of PET/CT scans using the agent [18F]fluorethylcholine (FEC) to identify positive lymph Read on »

PET scans for metastatic breast cancer by Donna Peach Patient Expert

Posted Wed 16 Dec 2009 12:00am Yesterday I went for my PET (positron emission tomography) scan. While MRI and CT scans allow views of the anatomy and organs, PET scans allow a view of metabolic activity. Thus, for metastatic breast cancer, physicians use PET scans to check the progression of cancer, which shows up as hot spots, or bright spots. PET scans can show early Read on »

PET scan: assessing activity in metastatic breast cancer by Donna Peach Patient Expert

Posted Mon 14 Dec 2009 12:00am ’t it . . . I’ll do the Scarlet O’Hara thing: think about it tomorrow. All right, maybe some reading to learn more about PET scans. CancerNews.net has an article by Jacqueline Brunetti, MD, in its newsletter describing the use of PET scans for assessing metastatic activity. A newsletter article in CancerNews.net describes the use of PET scans Read on »

The Cancer Survivor CT/PET Scan Routine by Ron Sparks Posted Mon 15 Mar 2010 1:18pm there; just too small to be detected. As early detection is the key to fighting cancer, your doctors will schedule bi-annual CT/PET scans to check for new malignancies. For the first... a CT/PET scan to check for more cancer. This is a routine that most cancer survivors are familiar with, but surprisingly few others understand. This article is my attempt Read on »

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Do PET scans have a role in pretreatment evaluation? by Dr. Arnon Krongrad Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 13 May 2010 12:00am there is a new report on the potential of positron emission tomography (PET) compared to MRI in a similar (but not precisely the same) situation. Watanabe et al. have carried out a direct comparison of two types of PET scan as well as MRI scanning in the pre-treatment detection of Japanese patients at risk for prostate cancer or scheduled for radical Read on »

PET Scans by fire_sign67 Posted Sat 16 Oct 2010 7:09pm Clink on the link below to better understand how it works and the rationale for use What is a PET scan? Positron Emission Tomography (PET) A PET scan allows...), Brain Disorders (such as Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, and epilepsy), and Heart Disease (such as coronary artery disease). PET scans are simple, painless Read on »