Oncology Patients
An essential diagnostic technique for cancer patients, PET and PET/CT can help refine cancer findings, alter treatment plans, and sometimes help patients avoid unnecessary surgeries. Oncology PET and PET/CT are used to diagnose, stage and restage (determine extent of), cancer as well as to evaluate the patient’s response to therapy.

For pediatric oncology patients, PET particularly aids in the diagnosis of Hodgkin's disease and lymphoma.

Learn more about PET for breast cancer.
Learn more about PET for thyroid cancer.
Learn more about PET for lymphoma.
Learn more about PET for colorectal cancer.

Neurology Patients
PET can reveal abnormal patterns in the brain, helping to assess patients with various disorders, including epilepsy and dementia. Neurology PET is used to:

• Localize areas of the brain causing epileptic seizures-determining whether surgery is an option
• Identify distinctive patterns that may provide important diagnostic information earlier in the evaluation process for Alzheimer's disease
• Differentiate among dementia disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease

For pediatric neurology patients, PET particularly aids in defining the seizure focus site for epileptic seizure disorders.

Learn more about PET for Alzheimer's disease. 

Cardiology Patients
PET provides the highest accuracy level of any noninvasive cardiac test, offering unparalleled insights into blood flow and heart muscle (myocardial) function. This level of specificity can create more targeted treatment plans. Cardiac PET is used to:

• Delineate blood-flow patterns
• Assess the viability of heart muscle
• Determine the optimal treatment path-identifying whether a patient is a candidate for coronary angioplasty, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, or heart transplantation