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CTs, MRIs, and PET Scans Drive Cost of Healthcare Upward by Bruce Friedman Patient Expert

Posted Thu 25 Mar 2010 12:00am : It’s well known that the use of imaging scans, like CTs, MRIs and PET scans, have been growing at an alarming rate. But a recent study provides some stark numbers (see: MRIs, other scans quadrupled in recent years ). According to a recent CDC report, “MRI, CT or PET scans were done or ordered in 14 percent of ER visits in 2007, the report from the Centers Read on »

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Dementia PET Scans Become Another Diagnostic Tool by Susan L. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 10 Nov 2008 4:45pm We've talked before about the recent use of PET (a specialized brain scan which is short for positron emission tomography) scans as a means for clinicians to make a tentative diagnosis of dementia. The downside of PET scan use has been the high cost and availability as some physicians might not think to use them in the diagnostic process. A new Read on »

MEG scan - the new PET scan? by danielle foltz Posted Wed 03 Feb 2010 12:00am the Monster. The PET Scan. I'm very fond of The PET Scan. Trevor's case was complicated. There was no specific focus. No lesion that could be seen with magentic forces.... But the PET scan? That was different. The PET offered us hope. For it revealed Trevor...albeit after much discussion...was indeed a surgical candidate. My local hospital leans 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 »

A PET scan (positron emission to ... by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Mon 10 Nov 2008 4:22pm A PET scan (positron emission tomography) that measures uptake of sugar in the brain significantly improves the accuracy of diagnosing a type of dementia often mistaken for Alzheimer's disease, a study led by a University of Utah dementia expert has found. The scan, FDG-PET, helped six doctors from three national Alzheimer's disease centers correctly Read on »

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... prostatectomy. The two different types of PET scan were 11C-choline PET (C-PET) and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET (FDG-PET). MRI scans included unenhanced T1-weighted, unenhanced T2-weighted Read on »

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 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 »

The Cancer Survivor CT/PET Scan Routine by Ron Sparks Posted Mon 15 Mar 2010 1:18pm The CT/PET machine that scanned me today. Today marks 18 months since the end of my treatments for squamous cell carcinoma . I celebrate every 6 months by getting 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 »