A Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan is an imaging test that can help reveal the metabolic or biochemical function of your tissues and organs. The PET scan uses a radioactive drug called a tracer to show both typical and atypical metabolic activity. A PET scan can often detect the atypical metabolism of the tracer in diseases before the diseases shows up on other imaging tests, such as computerized tomography CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

The tracer is most often injected into a vein with your hand or arm. The traer will then collect into areas of your body that have higher levels of metabolic or biochemical activity. This often pinpoints the location of the disease. The PET images are typically combined with CT or MRI and are called PET CT or PET MRI scans.

PET-CT INVESTIGATIONS:

CANCER (Pre & Post Treatment Evaluation),
18 F – FDG MYOCARDIAL VIABILITY
18 F – FDG WHOLE BODY PET CT SCAN
18 F – WHOLE BODY BONE SCAN
18 F – FDG BRAIN PERFUSION
18 F – FDG BRAIN METABOLISM