Diagnostics

New findings in the area of diagnostics detailed

Published in Cancer Weekly, September 20th, 2005

Data on diagnostics are outlined in reports from the United States, Japan and Germany.

Study 1: Scientists assessed the clinical value of combined positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging.

According to recent research from the United States, "PET/CT is a new imaging modality that provides exact coregistration of anatomic and metabolic data. We have investigated to what degree this new technique might affect the interpretation of PET images in a nonselected group of consecutive cancer patients, reflecting routine condition in a busy cancer center."

"Whole-body 2-deoxy-2-[F-18]fluoro-D-glucose (FDG)-PET...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2005-09-20)

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