Why do I need this exam?
Your PET/CT exam results may have a major impact on your physician’s diagnosis of a potential health problem and, should a disease be detected, how a treatment plan is developed and managed.
A PET/CT exam not only helps your physician diagnose a problem, it also helps predict the likely outcome […]

Instructions for Patients

Do not eat or drink anything more than water for 4-6 hours before your exam because it could interfere with the results; don’t even chew gum.
If you are diabetic, let us know ahead of time so we can work with your physician to determine the safest possible way for you […]

PET/CT combines the functional information from a positron emission tomography (PET) exam with the anatomical information from a computed tomography (CT) exam into one single exam.
A PET scan detects changes in cellular function-how your cells are utilizing nutrients like sugar and oxygen. Since these functional changes take place before physical changes occur, PET can […]