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  2. Medicare will remove limits on PET scans used with new ... - AOL

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    Medicare will remove limits on covering PET scans used to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, allowing broader access to new treatments on the U.S. market. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...

  3. US removes coverage curb on PET scans for Alzheimer's ... - AOL

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    U.S. health officials on Friday lifted curbs on reimbursement of a non-invasive imaging test called amyloid PET used to diagnose Alzheimer's, ending a once-per-lifetime limitation that clears the ...

  4. CMS proposes broader coverage of PET scans for ... - AOL

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    The agency proposes to remove the once-per-lifetime limit on beta amyloid PET scans that restricted their use to clinical trials. The changes will permit Medicare beneficiaries to seek ...

  5. Positron emission tomography - Wikipedia

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    Positron emission tomography (PET) [1] is a functional imaging technique that uses radioactive substances known as radiotracers to visualize and measure changes in metabolic processes, and in other physiological activities including blood flow, regional chemical composition, and absorption.

  6. Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008

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    Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008; Long title: An Act to amend Titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other ...

  7. PET radiotracer - Wikipedia

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    A fully automated radiosynthesis interface of PET-radiotracers PET is a functional imaging technique that produces a three-dimensional image of functional processes in the body. The system detects pairs of gamma rays emitted indirectly by a positron -emitting radionuclide ( tracer ), which is introduced into the body on a biologically active ...