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PET/CT Scanner Added to Palo Alto Medical Foundation's Diagnostic Arsenal; New Tool in Cancer Care, Cardiac Disease, Brain Disorders.

AScribe Business & Economics News Service, February, 2005

Byline: Palo Alto Medical Foundation

PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) has added a powerful new asset to its diagnostic arsenal -- a PET/CT scanner. The machine, which began patient use in January, is located in the Department of Nuclear Medicine at the Palo Alto Clinic. It is shared with the Camino Medical Group (CMG), a division of PAMF.

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) works by creating powerful images of the biological functions of the body to reveal disease states. Prior to the exam, the patient receives a radioactive solution containing tracers, which emit signals as they travel through the body, creating images. The PET part of PET/CT measures the degree of sugar uptake and can image...

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