PET and CT allow radiologists to pinpoint the location of cancer within the body, identify damaged heart tissue and uncover brain disorders such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and epilepsy.  PET, which is performed using an injected radiopharmaceutical that gives off recordable emissions, scans and records the metabolic signals of aggressively growing cancer cells in the body. CT scan provides a thorough picture of the internal anatomy that reveals the size and shape of abnormal cancerous growths. When combined, a PET/CT provides the most complete information on cancer location and metastasis better than any other imaging study. Physicians order the test to uncover a suspected cancer that has not been shown using more conventional modalities, to stage cancer, monitor treatment and determine if a treatment is working. 

PET is also used to evaluate blood flow to the heart and diagnose coronary artery disease, determine if heart tissue is alive after a heart attack and predict if  an angioplasty or bypass surgery would be beneficial. PET scans are also helpful in diagnosing patients with memory disorders by showing biological changes that are identified as Alzheimer’s Disease.

Presbyterian Healthcare offers one of the most advanced outpatient PET/CT facilities in the region. The state-of-the-art GE Discovery DST four-slice scanner provides the most advanced diagnostic technology available for cancer, neurology and cardiology patients. Click here for more information. 

 

PET and CT allow radiologists to pinpoint the location of cancer within the body, identify damaged heart tissue and uncover brain disorders such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and epilepsy.  PET, which is performed using an injected radiopharmaceutical that gives off recordable emissions, scans and records the metabolic signals of aggressively growing cancer cells in the body. CT scan provides a thorough picture of the internal anatomy that reveals the size and shape of abnormal cancerous growths. When combined, a PET/CT provides the most complete information on cancer location and metastasis better than any other imaging study. Physicians order the test to uncover a suspected cancer that has not been shown using more conventional modalities, to stage cancer, monitor treatment and determine if a treatment is working. 

PET is also used to evaluate blood flow to the heart and diagnose coronary artery disease, determine if heart tissue is alive after a heart attack and predict if  an angioplasty or bypass surgery would be beneficial. PET scans are also helpful in diagnosing patients with memory disorders by showing biological changes that are identified as Alzheimer’s Disease.

Presbyterian Healthcare offers one of the most advanced outpatient PET/CT facilities in the region. The state-of-the-art GE Discovery DST four-slice scanner provides the most advanced diagnostic technology available for cancer, neurology and cardiology patients. Click here for more information.