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.

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 ...

After potential drug treatments for Alzheimer’s disease came a-knocking this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have now opened up the door to wider coverage of PET diagnostic scans.

Dr. Gary Small answers the question: 'MRI, PET Scan for Alzheimer's Diagnosis?' May 4, 2009 -- Question: When are imaging diagnostics, such as an MRI or PET scan, used to determine whether I have ...

Positron emission tomography (PET) scans can detect cancer earlier than other imaging tests. But some types of cancer are harder to detect on a PET scan. In particular, they may miss cancers that ...

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is leading a bipartisan group of senators to ask Medicare officials to bump payment for drugs paired with diagnostic scans that are used for, among other things, ...

PET scans may serve as both a diagnostic and prognostic tool in giant cell arteritis (GCA), according to a new study. In over 100 patients with GCA who underwent 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET ...

Medicare Part B covers outpatient PET scans when ordered by a doctor and considered medically necessary. PET scan costs can vary depending on whether you have the scan in a hospital as an inpatient, ...

One morning in 2012, my wife Geri looked in the mirror and failed to recognize her own face. Our neurologist diagnosed Geri, a former health care executive and nurse, with early dementia (also known ...

A revolutionary new diagnostic method for prostate cancer can detect prostate cancer cells that have spread to lymph nodes both inside and outside the pelvis, according to the UC San Francisco and ...