Positron emission tomography (PET)

Brain tumors: What benefit does a PET scan have in recurrence of high-grade gliomas?

Whether positron emission tomography (PET) for detecting recurrence improves the treatment of people who have high-grade glioma, has not been studied in suitable trials. It also remains unclear how accurately recurrence can be determined using PET. more...

Head and neck tumors: Is a PET examination more exact than routine examinations, and does it lead to better treatment?

It is not yet clear whether cancer in the head and neck region can be diagnosed more precisely by using positron emission tomography (PET) or PET / computed tomography (PET/CT), and whether recurrences can be more reliably detected than is possible with standard examinations. It has also not been possible to estimate what kind of an influence it has on the success of treatment. more...

Skin cancer: What benefit does positron emission tomography have for treating malignant melanoma?

It is not clear whether positron emission tomography (PET) or PET / computed tomography (PET/CT) improves the treatment of people who have malignant melanoma. It is also not known how exact these procedures are in determining the size, location and spread of a melanoma. more...