Exploration of the effect of treatment to progression with the VEGF signaling inhibitor cediranib (CED) plus chemotherapy (CT) on the results of the HORIZON (HZ) II trial in first-line metastatic ...

PET-CT imaging with [18 F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) and [18 F]fluorocholine (FCH) altered treatment plans in only a tiny minority of patients undergoing initial staging for hepatocellular carcinoma ...

A phase I/II trial of gemcitabine and S-1 therapy in patients with resected pancreatic cancer: Japanese Study Group of Adjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer (JSAP-03). The impact of diabetes mellitus ...

A UC Davis Health team has developed a first-of-its-kind positron emission tomography (PET) scan imaging-based tool to detect liver inflammation in patients affected with non-alcoholic fatty liver ...

Significantly more and smaller liver tumors can be detected by contrast-enhanced MRI when compared to whole-body FDG PET, say researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. For the study, ...

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 ...

Preparing for a PET scan requires switching to a no-sugar diet the day before the scan. People with diabetes may have special instructions regarding medications. Doctors typically schedule PET scans ...

A liver scan describes a specialized imaging test that examines the liver to help identify certain conditions, assess liver function, and monitor treatment progress. The liver is the largest solid ...

A PET scan — or positron emission tomography scan — is an imaging tool that lets doctors see how well your tissues and organs are working. It’s often used to diagnose and stage various cancers.

A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is a diagnostic tool that examines body tissue functioning, such as blood flow, oxygen use, and sugar metabolism, to help doctors diagnose and treat disease.