PET/CT Imaging Proves Golden For Detecting Cancer In Children
PET/CT imaging exhibits significantly higher sensitivity, specificity and accuracy than conventional imaging when it comes to detecting malignant tumors in children, according to research published in the December issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. And that’s not all: PET/CT imaging provides doctors with additional information about cancer in children, possibly sparing young patients from being overtreated. [click link for full article]
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Filed under: Medical Devices on December 15th, 2007