What is P.E.T.?

P.E.T. produces detailed images of the human body's biological functions and reveals the previously hidden details of both the health and disease of the human body.

P.E.T. images can provide important information about conditions affecting the heart, brain, and other organs, which will help your doctor plan appropriate treatment for you.

P.E.T. images are different from those obtained from more routine imaging equipment, such as X-Ray, CT, Ultrasound, or MRI as these scans show what the tissues look like whereas P.E.T. studies contain information about tissue function and metabolism.

The most commonly used radiopharmaceutical, Fluorine deoxyglucose (FDG) demonstrates where metabolism of glucose is occurring in the body, including malignant cells. There are other radiopharmaceuticals that demonstrate other aspects of metabolism, but they are less commonly used at the present time.

P.E.T. produces images of the body that represent the functional rather than anatomical characteristics of disease, resulting in the early detection of many abnormalities that are undetected using conventional X-Rays, CT, or MRI scans.