What is PET/CT Technology?
Combined PET/CT Scanning for Early Detection
A PET scan allows physicians to measure the body's abnormal molecular cell activity to detect
Cancer (such as breast cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, lymphoma, melanoma and other
skin cancers, Brain Disorders (such as Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, and epilepsy),
and Heart Disease (such as coronary artery disease).
PET scans are simple, painless, and quick, offering patients and their families life-saving information
that helps physicians detect and diagnose diseases early and quickly begin treatment. PET scanning
and molecular imaging provide real life answers to better diagnose illness, guide treatment options,
and give patients ultimate control over their critical, life-saving health care decisions.
Combined PET/CT scanning joins two imaging tests, Computerized Axial Tomography (CT) and
positron emission tomography (PET), into one procedure. A PET scan creates colored pictures of
chemical changes (metabolic activity) in tissues. Because cancerous tumors usually are more active
than normal tissue, they appear different on a PET scan.
PET/CT Technology: exceptional for scanning and molecular imaging for early detection of cancer, heart disease and brain disorders.
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