The Westerly Hospital now offers patients a powerful new diagnostic imaging system known as PET/CT. This hybrid technology combines the strengths of two well-established imaging modalities in one imaging session to more accurately diagnose and locate cancers while increasing patient comfort.
"PET/CT scans available locally will be very beneficial to oncology patients," said Dale Porter, Director of Diagnostic Imaging at The Westerly Hospital. "A lot of people require PET/CT scans during and following therapies. Our physicians and patients will really appreciate that PET/CT scans will be available here at The Westerly Hospital."
To introduce the new service, The Westerly Hospital hosted an Open House at its Diagnostic Imaging Center in November. Participants had an opportunity to view the new equipment, ask questions about the service, and meet the PET/CT scan unit staff.
A PET/CT scan is noninvasive, painless and takes about 30 minutes. Along with providing better imaging data, it notably increases patient comfort and convenience by reducing the number of scanning sessions a patient must undergo. While PET/CT is primarily used in cancer treatment, it also has applications in cardiology and brain imaging, and it will help Westerly Hospital physicians better understand the workings of heart disease and such neurological disorders as epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease.
For additional information on the PET/CT scan service, please call the Westerly Hospital’s Diagnostic Imaging department at 401-348-3850. For information on all diagnostic imaging services offered at The Westerly Hospital, visit www.westerlyhospital.org.
The Westerly Hospital now offers patients a powerful new diagnostic imaging system known as PET/CT. This hybrid technology combines the strengths of two well-established imaging modalities in one imaging session to more accurately diagnose and locate cancers while increasing patient comfort.
"PET/CT scans available locally will be very beneficial to oncology patients," said Dale Porter, Director of Diagnostic Imaging at The Westerly Hospital. "A lot of people require PET/CT scans during and following therapies. Our physicians and patients will really appreciate that PET/CT scans will be available here at The Westerly Hospital."
To introduce the new service, The Westerly Hospital hosted an Open House at its Diagnostic Imaging Center in November. Participants had an opportunity to view the new equipment, ask questions about the service, and meet the PET/CT scan unit staff.
A PET/CT scan is noninvasive, painless and takes about 30 minutes. Along with providing better imaging data, it notably increases patient comfort and convenience by reducing the number of scanning sessions a patient must undergo. While PET/CT is primarily used in cancer treatment, it also has applications in cardiology and brain imaging, and it will help Westerly Hospital physicians better understand the workings of heart disease and such neurological disorders as epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease.
For additional information on the PET/CT scan service, please call the Westerly Hospital’s Diagnostic Imaging department at 401-348-3850. For information on all diagnostic imaging services offered at The Westerly Hospital, visit www.westerlyhospital.org.