A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging test that uses a small amount of radioactive tracer to measure the rate of glucose (sugar) that the cells in your lung use. Cancer cells use ...

A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is a single abnormality in the lung that is smaller than 3 ... colored image. PET scan is an accurate, noninvasive exam. They are routine if the nodule is ...

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.

You may need the services of our clinic if: You have recently been told that you have a pulmonary nodule, a lung mass ... scan shows that the nodule is growing, we might schedule you for a type of ...

Sherrie Smyth had a feeling something was wrong. For several months, she suffered shortness of breath. After her cardiologist found nothing unusual, she tried an allergist. “I was 57, and the ...

This conservative approach rather than immediate PET-CT could save £47,600 ... term follow-up low-dose CT (LDCT) scan for consolidation in a regional lung cancer screening programme in the ...

A few months later, she learned the mass was Stage 1 lung cancer ... she also ordered a PET scan and had Portillo undergo a lung capacity test. The thoracic surgeon performed a CT-guided ...

Read on to learn more about this Medicare policy change affecting PET scan coverage and what it means for people with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive and degenerative ...

Sherrie Smyth had a feeling something was wrong. For several months, she suffered shortness of breath. After her cardiologist found nothing unusual, she tried an allergist. “I was 57, and the ...