On when should a patient get a PET scan for lung cancer evaluation, Dr Mutua says if a chest x-ray or chest CT scan reveals suspicious findings, a PET scan is the next appropriate step.

The researchers quantified the degree of inflammation in noncancerous lungs, namely lung regions without cancer, using AI analysis of PET/CT images. The study demonstrated that the risk of ...

Data from 611 FDG PET/CT scans of patients with lung cancer, melanoma, lymphoma, head and neck cancer, and breast cancer, as well as 408 PSMA PET/CT scans of prostate cancer patients, were ...

she also ordered a PET scan and had Portillo undergo a lung capacity test. The thoracic surgeon performed a CT-guided biopsy, which uses a CT scan to find tissue samples, to determine what the mass ...

Accurate detection and segmentation of lung tumors on CT scans is critical for monitoring cancer progression, evaluating treatment responses and planning radiation therapy. Currently, experienced ...

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Before this past fall, if you lived close to the Bemidji area and your doctor recommended a PET/CT scan, it was a bit of a ...

Installed this past fall and used by its first patient in December 2024, the Sanford Joe Lueken Cancer Center boasts a new ...