A recent study found that fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ([18F] FDG PET/CT) was better ...

Nearly 90% of people older than 50 years living with HIV have not undergone bone mineral density testing, based on data from approximately 12,000 individuals. Factors including chronic ...

A positive bone scan suggests the need for further investigation, usually with CT to provide fine bone detail and fracture recognition. [30] A negative bone scan indicates that patient pathology ...

When you get your first baseline scan will depend on your age, family history, personal lifestyle and medical conditions. A DEXA scan (short for dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) is a bone density ...

Hurley was all too familiar with the administrative burden that prior authorization places on doctors’ offices, often ...

A Cork University Hospital trial of physical therapy for men battling metastatic cancers of the urinary tract and reproductive systems – and named with a nod to a hurling legend – is already ...

"Golden Bachelor" star Gerry Turner announced he has bone marrow cancer. His form of bone marrow is considered to be incurable but the five-year survival rate is 78%. The 72-year-old reveals he got ...

PET-CT scans, bone scintigraphy, and DEXA. A doctor may order imaging tests if they suspect rheumatoid arthritis or wish to monitor treatments if a person has an existing rheumatoid arthritis ...

Johnson & Johnson submitted to the FDA trial data that it hopes will lead to the first approved treatment for smoldering myeloma. Also in the news: 3D mammograms gain popularity; companies want to ...

scan will likely be ordered. Your healthcare provider may also use a fiber optic scope to visualize inside your nose and sinus cavities. Treatment of polyps in the ethmoid sinuses or correction of ...