Shared PET debuts mobile PET/CT

Shared PET Imaging LLC has launched its first PET/CT mobile unit. The scanner utilizes proprietary LSO (lutetium oxyorthosilicate) crystals and three-dimensional acquisitions for faster attainment of images and optimal image quality.

Clinical experience has revealed that PET/CT imaging provides information that can be used for early diagnosis, more accurate tumor detection and precise localization, improved biopsy sampling and better assessment of patient responses to chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

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