title: Imaging: the next generation.
abstract: The next generation of medical imaging scanners includes a combo of positron emission tomography and computed tomography--a hybrid that experts say will revolutionize both the practice and business of cancer treatment through faster and more accurate diagnoses. Accelerating the development of PET-CT machines is HCFA's consideration of expanding Medicare coverage of PET for a larger number of cancers.
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authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D018511:Systems Integration; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D013675:Technology, High-Cost; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States