Mobile PET Services

Location

The unit will be located on the mobile pad behind Twin County Regional Hospital, 200 Hospital Drive, Galax, VA 24333. 

Hours of Operation

These services are provided by Alliance Imaging on a mobile unit and will be available once a month on Mondays. The scheduling department will work with you to determine the date and time of your test.

Procedure Information

Positron Emission Tomography or PET imaging offers physicians a unique picture of the body's organs and tissues because it records function by showing metabolism at a molecular level. A physician's order is REQUIRED for PET/CT services.

A PET scan allows for tumor imaging from the skull to the mid-thigh area.

This is achieved by the injection of glucose tagged with a low level of radioactivity, which is drawn to the body's organs. A device called a scanner then makes an image of the metabolic activity of the organ. A CT scan is also acquired to provide the anatomical mapping necessary for the localization of the metabolic activity.

The PET scan and the CT scan are then merged to provide accurately aligned anatomical and functional images of a patient, allowing functional abnormalities to be localized and distinguished from normal uptake of the PET tracer, which increases physician confidence in arriving at a correct diagnosis.

For additional information, please feel free to contact Diagnostic Imaging by phone or email.