Radiology and Oncology

PET/MRI versus PET/CT Hybrid

Diagnostic radiology helps health care professionals see structures inside your body. Doctors that specialize in the interpretation of these images are called diagnostic radiologists. Using the diagnostic images, the radiologist or other physicians can often:

The most common types of diagnostic radiology exams include Computed tomography (CT), also known as a CAT scan (computerized axial tomography), including CT angiography, Fluoroscopy, including upper GI and barium enema, Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and Mammography, magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), Nuclear medicine, which includes such tests as a bone scan, thyroid scan, and thallium cardiac stress test, Plain x-rays, which includes chest x-ray, Positron emission tomography, also called PET imaging or a PET scan and Ultrasound