Noninvasive imaging test shown accurate in ruling out kidney cancers

(Johns Hopkins Medicine) The latest in a series of studies led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine shows that addition of a widely available, noninvasive imaging test called 99mTc-sestamibi SPECT/CT to CT or MRI increases the accuracy of kidney tumor classification. The research team reports that the potential improvement in diagnostic accuracy will spare thousands of patients each year in the United States alone from having to undergo unnecessary surgery.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news