First mobile PET/CT scanner set to begin service in Minnesota

Oncology care gets a boost in Minnesota as Shared Medical Services will begin service of its mobile PET/CT (positron emission tomography/computed tomography) scanner next month.

The GE Discovery ST mobile system will be deployed to service several facilities in the state.

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