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Positron emission tomography scan

Mayo Clinic s approach

Collaboration

Mayo Clinic radiologists work with your doctor to help develop the most appropriate treatment plan for you.

State-of-the-art technology

Mayo Clinic campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota have state-of-the-art PET scanners. Some of the machines are combined PET and CT scanners, which yield enhanced images. Mayo Clinic also combines PET and MRI scans in some situations.

Innovation

Mayo Clinic was the first institution approved by the Food and Drug Administration to produce an imaging agent (Choline C-11) that helps detect recurrences of prostate cancer, often before they can be detected by any other means. Mayo Clinic uses this agent during PET/CT scans.

Expertise and rankings

Experience

Mayo Clinic's highly specialized radiology teams perform and interpret nearly 20,000 PET scans each year. This large number of cases, integrated with ongoing research and education, results in broad expertise in the imaging and treatment of diseases affecting people of all ages.

Advanced diagnosis for prostate cancer

Mayo Clinic developed a technology to pinpoint prostate cancers that recur after treatment. Called Choline C-11 PET scan, this test is available at Mayo Clinic to men with recurrent or difficult-to-treat prostate cancer. Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, has been recognized as one of the top cancer hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings. Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, is ranked as the top hospital in Arizona and is nationally ranked in 10 medical specialties. Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, was ranked the top hospital in Florida.

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Mayo Clinic has major campuses in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; and Rochester, Minnesota. The Mayo Clinic Health System has dozens of locations in several states. For more information on visiting Mayo Clinic, choose your location below:

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Clinical trials

Explore Mayo Clinic studies of tests and procedures to help prevent, detect, treat or manage conditions. By Mayo Clinic Staff Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic Doctors & Departments Aug. 10, 2021 Print Share on: FacebookTwitter Show references Positron emission tomography - Computed tomography (PET/CT). Radiological Society of North America. https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=PET. Accessed April 6, 2021. What is PET? Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. https://www.snmmi.org/AboutSNMMI/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=5649. Accessed April 6, 2021. Umterrainer M, et al. Recent advances of PET imaging in clinical radiation oncology. Radiation Oncology. 2020; doi:10.1186/s13014-020-01519-1. Adam A, et al., eds. Adrenal imaging. In: Grainger and Allison's Diagnostic Radiology. 7th ed. Elsevier; 2021. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed April 6, 2021. ACR-SPR practice parameter for performing FDG-PET/CT in oncology. American College of Radiology. https://www.acr.org/Clinical-Resources/Practice-Parameters-and-Technical-Standards/Practice-Parameters-by-Modality. Accessed April 6, 2021. Cervical cancer. Radiological Society of North America. https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=cervicalcancer. Accessed April 8, 2021. Morrow ES. Allscripts EPSi. Mayo Clinic. April 6, 2021. Collins DA (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic. April 24, 2021.

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