Columbia Radiology 168th Street PET Center
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Columbia Radiology provides state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging at our uptown PET Center in the following areas:
- Cancer diagnosis and treatment
- Neurological disorders
- Cardiology
PET scans help physicians improve the accuracy of a diagnosis, create individualized treatment plans, and closely monitor their patients' progress. Our full service imaging center features the most current technology coupled with the region's leading radiologists who help establish radiology standards and protocols used worldwide.
All Columbia radiologists are fellowship-trained faculty at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
ColumbiaDoctors Radiology is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, ranked #1 in the New York area by U.S. News & World Report.
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PET
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a powerful, non-invasive imaging tool which can reveal abnormal molecular activity caused by many forms of cancer and diseases and disorders of the brain and heart.
PET/CT
PET is often combined with CT (computed tomography) in a dual-purpose PET-CT imaging device. The scans are done simultaneously and can be viewed separately or as a single, overlapping "fused" PET-CT image. The two individual techniques present different types of information:
- PET shows metabolic or chemical activity in the body
- CT shows the body's anatomical structures
CT / Computerized Tomography
Computed tomography (CT) is an X-ray exam that uses specialized equipment to produce cross-sectional images of the body.
