Skull to Mid-Thigh PET

PET stands for Positron emission tomography and a PET Scan is a sophisticated diagnostic imaging test that detects the biologic or metabolic activity of every organ in the body through the detection of positrons that are emitted after a patient is injected with a tiny/tracer dose of a radiopharmaceutical. 

Today, PET Scans are fused with computed tomography (CT or CAT Scan, See WHAT IS A CT SCAN?) known as PET/CT so that the combination or fusion of the two modalities allows for the analysis of both anatomic and metabolic information acquired in one simple and efficient diagnostic imaging test. 

Patient prep: Please follow a low carb, high protein diet the day before your appointment. (No sugar, refined flour, pasta, rice, bread, potatoes, fruits, juice, etc.) Please avoid coffee. The day of your appointment you must be fasting 6 hours prior to your exam. Drink water only. If you are diabetic do not take your medication on the day of your exam. Feel free to call us if you have any questions regarding this exam.