Cancer Treatment
Thyroid Cancer
PET/CT can assist physicians at various stages of thyroid cancer. Sometimes in the process of evaluating disease in other parts of the body, the physicians find thyroid cancer as a result of the PET/CT image data. PET/CT is also effective in determining the extent of disease (staging) so the appropriate[...]
Read More »Melanoma Cancer (PET/CT Assessment)
PET/CT can provide important information to patients diagnosed with melanoma. Physicians of these patients use the PET/CT results in determining the extent of the disease in order to ascertain the proper treatment as well as determination of recurrence of disease after treatment. PET/CT in Melanoma Cancer
Read More »Lymphoma Cancer
Beyond it’s initial value in aiding diagnosis of lymphoma, PET/CT helps answer the questions “Does the patient need more treatment or not?” and ‘Does the patient have a good prognosis after this course of therapy.” PET/CT, combined with CT, offers the most accurate answers we have yet to these questions,[...]
Read More »Head and Neck Cancer (PET/CT Assessment)
PET/CT can assist physicians at various stages of head and neck cancer. In diagnosing the disease, physicians using PET/CT data often found primarily in both Head and Neck Cancer even after other extensive evaluations failed. PET/CT is also very effective in determining the extent of disease (staging) so the appropriate[...]
Read More »Esophageal Cancer
PET/CT can play an important role in the treatment program of an esophageal cancer patient. By determining the patient’s initial extent of the disease (staging), the appropriate treatment is prescribed for their condition. When imaged post-therapy, the PET/CT information can then help re-stage the patient to determine the next steps[...]
Read More »Colorectal Cancer
PET/CT’s ability to more accurately assess the presence or absence of cancer, and give physicians the information needed to make the best treatment decisions, provides patients with the optimum support and information to get them through a difficult time. Colorectal Cancer Algorithm PET/CT in colorectal Cancer Case Study Case[...]
Read More »Breast Cancer
When developing a patient’s treatment plan for breast cancer, a PET/CT scan first helps in determining whether cancer or a pre-cancerous condition exists. Later on, it helps in evaluating how an individual patient is responding to therapy and whether they should stay on the same treatment program. Algorithm of Breast[...]
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