What happens during a cardiac PET CT Scan? PET CT is a type of scan that creates detailed 3D pictures of your heart and can show us which areas may lack sufficient blood flow. Join Lucy, Nuclear Medicine Technologist and Bridget, RN as they go through a full scan with us! | Midwest Cardiovascular Institute

A PET/MRI scan is a two-in-one test that combines images from a positron emission tomography (PET) scan and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. This new hybrid technology harnesses the strengths of PET and MRI to produce some of the most highly detailed pictures of the inside of your body currently available. Doctors use those pictures to diagnose medical conditions and plan their treatment. For example, PET/MRI scans of the brain are useful in the care of Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, and