Main Street Radiology. Clinical Case Studies Lung Nodule/ CT-PET Fusion Lymphoma Lung and Colon Cancer Recurrent Colon Cancer Esophageal  Cancer Alzheimer's Disease Recurrent Breast Cancer Breast Cancer Staging with PET-CT Fusion

Main Street Radiology installed the first PET scanner in Queens on October 21, 2002. PET has been established as an excellent non-invasive whole-body imaging procedure that measures change in metabolic activity which can be quantified and imaged. Numerous indications have been well documented in the medical literature to better diagnose many cancers, as well as cardiac and neurological abnormalities.

Indications;

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced reimbursement for the following indications:

Oncology (diagnosis, staging, and restaging) Breast cancer Colorectal carcinoma Lymphoma Solitary pulmonary nodule Non-small cell lung carcinoma Esophageal carcinoma Melanoma Head and neck carcinoma Thyroid carcinoma

Cardiology - myocardial viability

Neurology

• refractory seizure
• Alzheimer's Disease

Most insurance programs also reimburse PET scanning for their patients.

Patient Preparation

• Do not eat for four hours prior to the exam
• You may drink water (no coffee, juice, soda, etc.)
• No exercise for 24 hours before the exam. Try not to walk a long distance to our office; our office can arrange transportation for the patient if this is not possible.
• Bring copies of previous PET and CT scans if they were not performed at Main Street Radiology
• If you are a diabetic, schedule for the first appointment of the day (7:30 a.m.). Nothing to eat after midnight. No insulin or diabetes pills on the morning of the exam.

Scanning Procedure:

• A small amount of blood is obtained from the patient's finger to determine the sugar (glucose) level, as this may affect the quality of the study
• A small amount of radioactive material (FDG) is injected into the patient's vein. The amount of radiation to the patient is less than a typical CT scan
• The patient must wait for approximately 1 hour for the body to absorb the injected compound
• The patient then lies on a table, much like a CT scan, where images of the body are obtained. This may take up to 45 minutes
• The patient may resume normal activity immediately following the PET scan
• The total procedure takes approximately 2 hours

Clinical Case Studies

Main Street Radiology PET Clinical Case Studies Lung Nodule CT PET Fusion Esophageal Cancer Lymphoma Alzheimer's Disease Lung and Colon Cancer Recurrent Breast Cancer Recurrent Colon Cancer Breast Cancer Staging with PET-CT Fusion