Medicare expands coverage of PET.(positron emission tomography)(Brief Article)
Publication: Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week
Publication Date: 19-MAY-02
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2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced Medicare will cover positron emission tomography (PET), a high-tech diagnostic tool, in the management of care for patients with breast cancer.
When a woman has been diagnosed with breast cancer, PET can serve as a means of evaluating the...
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