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PET Scan - Types
Categories of PET Scans - All-Inclusive List
Archer Radiology offers PET scans of the following types:
- PET Tumor Imaging, Limited
- PET Tumor Imaging, Skull-Thigh
- PET Tumor Imaging, Whole Body
- PET Whole Body, Melanoma
- PET Whole Body, Melanoma Non-Covered
- PET Whole Body, Pulmonary Nodule
- PET Brain Imaging
- PET Chest-Head/Neck
- PET Whole Body, Cancer
- PET Whole Body, Diagnosis Colorectal Cancer
- PET Whole Body, Diagnosis Esophageal Cancer
- PET Whole Body, Diagnosis Head/Neck Cancer
- PET Whole Body, Diagnosis Lung Cancer
- PET Whole Body, Diagnosis Lymphoma
- PET Whole Body, Diagnosis Melanoma
- PET Whole Body, Initial Staging Colorectal
- PET Whole Body, Initial Staging Esophageal Cancer
- PET Whole Body, Initial Staging Head/Neck Cancer
- PET Whole Body, Initial Staging Lung Cancer
- PET Whole Body, Initial Staging Lymphoma
- PET Whole Body, Initial Staging Melanoma
- PET Whole Body, Diagnosis Head/Neck CA
- PET Whole Body, Restaging Colorectal Cancer
- PET Whole Body, Restaging Esophageal Cancer
- PET Whole Body, Restaging Head/Neck Cancer
- PET Whole Body, Restaging Lung Cancer
- PET Whole Body, Restaging Lymphoma
- PET Whole Body, Restaging Melanoma
- PET Scan ADHD
- PET Scan Heart
- PET Scan Parkinson Disease
- PET Scan Tongue Cancer
- PET Scan Thyroid Gland
- PET Scan Uterus Cancer
Indications for PET Scan Types
A list of specific indications for PET scans and procedures covered by Medicare
(Section 50-36, CMS Coverage Manual; CMS Decision Memoranda #CAG-00094A and #CAG-00098N):
- Breast Cancer: Staging and restaging of loco-regional recurrence of distant metastases, evaluation of response to treatment
- Colorectal Cancer: Diagnosis, staging, restaging
- Esophageal Cancer: Diagnosis, staging, restaging
- Head and Neck Cancers (excluding CNS and thyroid): Diagnosis, staging, restaging
- Lung Cancer (Non-Small Cell): Diagnosis, staging, restaging
- Lymphoma: Diagnosis, staging, restaging
- Melanoma: Diagnosis, staging, restaging (not covered for evaluating regional nodes)
- Myocardial Perfusion: Non-invasive imaging, with Rubidium, of the perfusion of the heart
- Myocardial Viability: Primary evaluation or initial study to determine myocardial viability prior to revascularization
- Refractory Seizures: Pre-surgical evaluation
- Solitary Pulmonary Nodule: Characterization of SPN
Some Purposes of PET Scans
- Analyze kidney function
- Image blood flow and heart function
- Scan respiratory and blood-flow problems in lungs
- Identify gallbladder blockage
- Evaluate bones for arthritis, fracture, infection, or tumor
- Identify bowel bleeding
- Locate infection presence
- Measure thyroid function to detect irregularities such as overactive or underactive thyroid
- Detect cancer
- Determine whether a cancer has spread in the body
- Assess the effectiveness of a treatment plan, such as cancer therapy
- Determine if a cancer has returned after treatment
- Determine blood flow to the heart muscle
- Determine the effects of a heart attack on areas of the heart
- Identify areas of the heart muscle that would benefit from angioplasty or bypass surgery
- Evaluate brain abnormalities such as tumors, memory disorders and seizures and other central nervous system disorders
- Map normal human brain and heart function
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