PET Scanning: The Basic Facts

What is PET Scanning?
PET is an acronym for Positron Emission Tomography. 

PET is a new nuclear medicine test that uses different types of imaging cameras and radioactive agents. PET is different from traditional x-ray, CT and MR imaging because it shows the function and metabolism of cells in the body, rather than the anatomy of the bodys structures. PET provides information about different body functions and more detailed pictures than are possible with other Nuclear Medicine procedures.

For more information about PET scanning at North Shore PET Imaging Center, please click here to view the NSPIC web site.