PET scans can light up tumors in the body and help doctors determine if they are cancerous or benign (noncancerous). The results of a PET scan help guide medical decisions. A PET scan is a type of ...

An imaging test could safely halve the number of people who need a biopsy for suspected prostate cancer following ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- New technology that's allowing doctors to pinpoint prostate cancer long before it becomes a threat is now widely available. A former firefighter mentioned how this new imaging ...

"This technology gives us a powerful tool to detect prostate cancer earlier and more precisely,” said Dr. James Howard.

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a type of imaging scan that doctors might use when diagnosing and treating non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). It can be useful for identifying and staging the cancer.

Contemporary PET imaging has transitioned from a metabolic approach largely dominated by [¹⁸F]FDG to a multifaceted molecular platform encompassing a ...

FDA approves Pylarify TruVu, a new prostate cancer PET imaging agent designed to expand access and improve detection of recurrent or metastatic disease.

Scans that make prostate cancer cells glow can eliminate the need for invasive biopsies and cut false positive—and they're ...

PET scans were helpful in determining which patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer may be able to skip chemotherapy. Treating patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer based on positron ...

Australian scientists say it could also help reduce the risk of overdiagnosis by determining which cancers are low-risk and will never cause harm.

A scan that makes prostate cancer cells “glow” could halve the number of men needing invasive biopsies, research suggests.