April 22nd 2024
In a study of women with oligometastatic breast cancer, the use of 18F-FDG PET/CT detected additional metastases in one-third of cases that were not evident on conventional CT.
ACR Urges CMS to Reconsider Non-Coverage of Computed Tomography Colonography (CTC)
April 7th 2022In a formal request to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the American College of Radiology (ACR) emphasized that Medicare and Medicaid coverage of computed tomography colonography (CTC) could significantly improve colorectal cancer screening rates for at-risk populations.
CMS Expands Medicare Eligibility for CT Lung Cancer Screening
February 15th 2022In a new national coverage determination, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have lowered the starting thresholds for lung cancer screening from 55 to 50 years of age and from a 30-pack/year tobacco smoking history to 20 packs a year.
PET Imaging Helps Guide Patient Selection for Radical Prostatectomy
October 6th 2021Clinicians taking care of patients with high-risk prostate cancer being assessed for prostatectomy can use a positive PET scan as a true positive, but a negative scan cannot be used to exclude disease or inform nodal dissection.