Nuclear Medicine & PET-CT Scans in New Jersey

ImageCare Centers provides services for PET CT scans in New Jersey. Positron emission tomography – computed tomography, or a PET CT scan, is a type of nuclear medicine imaging that uses small amounts of radioactive material to determine the severity of a variety of diseases. A PET CT scan can pinpoint molecular activity within the body that could indicate an issue before that issue begins to cause changes in anatomy.

During our northern New Jersey PET CT scans, radioactive tracers are used to show activity within the body at the cellular level. This helps to identify disease in its earliest stages, as well as a patient’s immediate response to treatment. Some of the applications of PET CT scans include:

Cardiology

Diagnosing coronary artery disease
Evaluating the damage from a heart attack
Determining whether the patient will benefit from a cardiac procedure
Nuclear Stress Testing

Neurology

Identifying the source of seizures
Identifying Alzheimer’s, multi-infract dementia, or depression
Analyzing Parkinson’s disease
Evaluating the extent of a stroke and the following therapy

Oncology

Tumor detection and diagnosis, with a high degree of accuracy for:
- Brain Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Lymphomas
- Melanoma
- Ovarian Cancer
- Pancreatic Cancer
Determining malignant from benign tumors
Selecting and monitoring cancer therapy
Detecting recurrent tumors before they can be seen with other imaging methods
Determining whether a tumor has metastasized

ImageCare Centers provides compassionate services for PET CT scans to aid patients’ physicians in treating a variety of conditions and diseases. If your doctor has requested a PET CT scan for you, call us today at 973-871-3333 to schedule an appointment or complete our online appointment request form.