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Health officials propose new rules for PET scans by HealthCare Posted Fri 25 Sep 2009 3:30pm PET scans, which can be used to help determine a course of treatment for cancer patients, may soon be allowed to be used more often. Currently PET scans are covered; however, patients and doctors must enroll in a special registry. The new proposal would allow for patients to undergo one treatment without having to enroll. Breast cancer Read on »

United HealthCare & Florida Hospital Dispute Almost Cancels My PET Scan by Ron Sparks Posted Thu 16 Sep 2010 1:33pm Florida Hospital I had my six-month PET scans this morning. If these scans come back clean, I will officially be two years into remission. I am, as you can imagine..., to continue my cancer care. Fortunately, the agreement was reached about 2:00am, hours after the deadline. I was able to get my PET scans. I blogged six months ago about the PET Read on »

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Markets --- Aarkstore Enterprise by aarks222 Posted Thu 25 Nov 2010 6:22am formats. Part of that medical imaging improvement is coming from positron emission tomography (PET). PET is a scanning technique used in combination with small amounts of radio...://www.aarkstore.com/reports/Positron-Emission-Tomography-PET-Markets-1338.h Contact :Sanaa Aarkstore Enterprise Tel : +912227453309 Mobile No: +919272852585 Email : contact@aarkstore.com 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 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 »

PET scans may improve accuracy o ... by Dr. Rubens D. Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 17 Jun 2009 10:36pm PET scans may improve accuracy of dementia diagnosis PET scans critical for early, accurate diagnosis and treatment of dementia, say researchers at SNM's 56th Annual Meeting TORONTO, 18 june 2009—A new study shows that the use of positron emission tomography (PET) scans may improve the accuracy of dementia diagnoses early in disease onset 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 »

Memory Test and PET Scans Detect Early Signs of Alzheimer's by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted Fri 02 Jul 2010 11:56am positron emission tomography (PET), had a 15-fold greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease within two years, compared with the others in the study. The results, reported... by Jagust, a professor with joint appointments at UC Berkeley's School of Public Health and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, found that PET scans and magnetic resonance 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... prostate cancer outside a well constructed clinical trial. And if the PET scan is part of a clinical trial, then you shouldn’t have to pay for it! The “New” Prostate Cancer 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 »