Hybrid Technology Enhances Diagnosis and Treatment

Combining the power of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) with Computerized Tomography (CT), the PET/CT scanner is setting a new standard of imaging excellence at Main Line Health Imaging at Bryn Mawr Hospital and Paoli Hospital.

The Philips Gemini 16 Slice PET/CT Scanner with Brilliance 16 Power CT technology, the world’s first and only open PET/CT scanner, produces both functional and anatomical images of exceptional quality in one simple procedure. Designed for maximum imaging flexibility, ease of use, and patient comfort, the PET/CT captures highly detailed views of the body in seconds, allowing a wide range of assessments, such as tracking blood flow in detail through the heart and assessing tumor activity.

With applications for oncology, cardiology, and neurology, the hybrid unit offers radiologists unparalleled capabilities for diagnosing disease, monitoring disease activity, and planning treatment.

• By studying metabolic activity, PET yields vital information in cancer cases. It assesses tumor activity and depth, finds residual cancer cells, and monitors for recurrent disease. PET’s information is so precise, for example, that it can identify if a spot on a lung is cancerous or not.

• CT scans take thin cross-sectional images of the body, akin to slices of bread, which physicians can rotate, examine, and correlate on a computer screen. When combined with the functional information of PET alone, a PET/CT provides precise information on the location of the abnormal metabolic activity that is associated with tumors on PET scans. This allows more accurate diagnosis and treatment.

While each imaging test alone is effective to detect numerous conditions, the ability of the PET/CT to fuse the tests provides significantly more information on disease location and metabolism. Membership on the medical staff of Main Line Hospitals does not constitute an employment or agency relationship.

PET/CT scanning is available at Main Line Health Imaging at the following locations:

Bryn Mawr Hospital (in the Founders Bank Building)
101 South Bryn Mawr Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

Paoli Hospital
Paoli Medical Arts Building
21 Industrial Blvd., Suite 103
Paoli, PA 19301

To schedule a PET/CT, please call 610-526-2200.