Advanced Diagnostic Technology
The fastest, most accurate and comfortable PET-CT technology
- 128-slice, high-resolution imaging
- Great for claustrophobic and bariatric patients – widest and shortest tunnel combination in healthcare
- Large field of view for highest accuracy
CareFirst Imaging Center in Schererville is equipped with the Siemens Biograph mCT — an innovative positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET-CT) scanner, which offers accurate, fast and comfortable exams for a wide range of patients.
This technology enables CareFirst Imaging Center to offer advanced, noninvasive PET-CT imaging services in a comfortable system designed for patients weighing up to 500 pounds, with advanced applications in oncology, cardiology and neurology.
The preferred technology for…
- Cancer diagnoses
- Prostate cancer studies
- Neuroendocrine tumors
- Alzheimer’s disease diagnoses
It provides accurate and reproducible quantification in PET-CT imaging by ensuring optimization of each element of the imaging chain, which offers many benefits to physicians and their patients. Oncologists can characterize the tiniest cancer lesions more precisely, which permits better staging and monitoring of changes in activity over time. This allows for a more accurate assessment of treatment response. Cardiologists can more accurately assess multi-vessel disease by quantifying absolute myocardial blood flow. CareFirst Imaging Center’s PET-CT may also aid neurologists in the evaluation of neurological disorders and dementia.
This PET-CT technology offers exceptional patient comfort with a large, patient-friendly 78-cm bore. Its open design and fast scan times may help patients feel more comfortable and less claustrophobic.
Its innovative dose-reduction technologies minimize patient exposure to radiation. Additionally, the system’s fast scan times result in less patient motion, so image quality and the overall patient experience can be optimized.
