The latest diagnostic imaging technology, PET (positron emission tomography) scanners detect areas of unusually high metabolic activity in the body, which makes them especially useful in diagnosing cancer.

If cancer is suspected, PET scans can help confirm or rule out that diagnosis, allowing some patients to avoid biopsies or other invasive procedures.

For patients who have had surgery or radiation therapy for cancer, PET can often tell doctors to what extent the treatment has been successful.

PET imaging is used to look for cancer in the lungs and other organs, and it can help diagnose heart and Alzheimer’s disease.

Every patient who has a PET scan also has a CT scan so that doctors can see the exact location of any abnormal metabolic activity. FirstHealth provides access to a machine that performs PET and CT scans simultaneously and merges the results.