Medical imaging routinely used in cancer care may hold far more biological information than previously thought. An ...

A research team led by the Medical University of Vienna has demonstrated in a recent study that the biological characteristics of a subgroup of head and neck tumors - which are very aggressive in many ...

PET-CT is a modern functional imaging modality which is obtained by a combination of PET (Positron emission tomography) and CT (computerised tomography) in a single examination. This combination ...

PET scans use a radioactive tracer to generate images of the body for medical analysis. Doctors commonly use PET scans to detect cancer and assess how far it has spread. Radiation exposure from PET ...

Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-PET/CT imaging identified metastatic prostate cancer in almost half of high-risk cases missed by conventional imaging, a retrospective analysis showed.

Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve the analysis of medical image data. For example, algorithms based on deep learning can determine the location and size of tumors. This is the ...

A PET scan can help doctors spot cancer that has spread through the body. A doctor may request one during the melanoma diagnostic process if they suspect advanced melanoma cancer. A PET scan is an ...

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 are a form of imaging scan that can take three-dimensional images of the inside of a person’s body. They can help a doctor detect and accurately stage someone’s liver cancer. Doctors might ...

(Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday 8 September 2025) The growing use of GLP-1 receptor agonists may affect the interpretation of oncological FDG PET-CT scans, new research presented today at the 38th Annual ...