Patient Conditions
The combination PET/CT scanner provides important information in the
detection and treatment of many conditions, most notably various forms
of cancer and heart disease.
Cancer
The detailed images the PET/CT scanner generates will play a key role
not only in detecting cancer but also as doctors plan precise radiation
therapies that target cancer cells but avoid healthy cells. The combination
scanner is also useful in detecting the reoccurrence of cancer, even with
tiny tumors that cannot be seen on other imaging devices, such as those
tumors obscured by scarring from previously destroyed cancer cells.
The PET/CT scanner can help doctors with the initial staging, diagnosis,
restaging and monitoring of therapy for many forms of cancer, including
the following:
- Breast Cancer
- Cervical Cancer
- Colon Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
- Head and Neck Cancer
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- Lung Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Melanoma
- Ovarian Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer
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Heart Disease
One of the big challenges cardiologists and cardiac surgeons face is
getting detailed images of coronary arteries, the blockage of which is
responsible for many heart problems.
The combination PET/CT, however, will enable doctors to see these images,
as well as calcium build-up in blood vessels and the strength of the contractions
in various parts of the heart. The new scanner will also help doctors
determine if heart cells are still alive and metabolizing, even if it
appears the heart muscle is not moving.
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| The UM Medical Center is committed to the diagnosis
and treatment of cancer with the purchase of a revolutionary
PET/CT scanner made by Philips. It enables physicians to diagnose
cancer early, treat it with extraordinary precision and monitor
the results quickly and accurately. |
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