CHICAGO – A new study suggests that whole-body PET/CT imaging should may be more useful than whole-body MRI for determining the extent a tumor has spread, according to an article in the December 24/31 ...
CHICAGO -- A combination of two body-imaging techniques can more accurately tell doctors how far a patient's cancer has spread than full-body MRI scans, German researchers say Their study compared ...
A multidisciplinary team led by Simon Cherry and Ramsey Badawi developed EXPLORER, the world’s first whole-body PET scanner. PET (positron emission tomography) is an extremely safe and powerful method ...
Doctors emphasize the importance of using evidence-based imaging for cancer screening. Full-body scans aren't routinely recommended, but they can be beneficial for certain high-risk individuals. Other ...
Immune checkpoint inhibitors activate the body’s immune system against tumors. Although this cancer treatment has shown remarkable success, the patient’s chance of responding to the treatment remains ...
Clinicians and researchers in the UK are set to be given access to two state-of-the-art total-body positron emission tomography (PET) scanners in a move aimed at enhancing the quality and speed of ...
VIRINGIA BEACH, Va. — Is the cancer confined to my prostate or did it spread? The next step in my cancer journey was to answer that question. Before I could seriously consider treatment options, I had ...
Kim Kardashian recently took to Instagram to promote a product with a luxury price — but it wasn’t a designer’s new line or even a vampire facial. The reality star and entrepreneur posted that she'd ...
The uEXPLORER total-body PET scanner at UC Davis will be used in a new project to look at the underlying causes of long COVID symptoms. (UC Davis photo) A team of UC Davis scientists used dynamic ...
CHICAGO (AP) _ A combination of two body-imaging techniques can more accurately tell doctors how far a patient's cancer has spread than full-body MRI scans, German researchers say Their study compared ...