Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is an imaging technique that assists in the
diagnosis and management of many diseases. PET allows the physician to examine
the whole patient at once and PET can also detect tumors unseen by other imaging
techniques.
Diseases for which PET imaging is most commonly used to assist with diagnosis
include:
Cancer
Coronary Artery Disease
Parkinson's Disease
Epilepsy
Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias
Contact your primary care physician to see if PET is right for you.
the
diagnosis and management of many diseases. PET allows the physician to examine
the whole patient at once and PET can also detect tumors unseen by other imaging
techniques.