PET SceptreC (Cardiac Configuration)
SceptreC is a dedicated position tomography system configured to provide high quality cardiac PET imaging to evaluate both myocardial perfusion and viability. Utlilizing LSO (Lutetium Oxyorthosilicate) with pico electronics provide both high spatial resolution and count rate capability delivering excelled patient throughput and superb image quality.
Cardiac PET is made easy with SceptreC through innovative integration of technology and operational simplicity. One-touch automatic protocols and a large gantry bore designed for patient comfort allow fast, accurate patient positioning resulting in improved workflow.
Cardiac PET Benefits --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Patient Compliance
Shorter exam times improves patient comfort Stress/Rest procedure in less than forty minutes Repeat studies performed same day Lower radiation exposure than SPECT Clinical
Higher sensitivity and specificity over Nuclear SPECT Reduced equivocal results Reduced artifacts improve physician interpretation Quantitative Emory Cardiac PET software with PETtools® Technical
30 times higher count flux than Nuclear SPECT 4-6mm temporal resolution Higher photon energy (511keV) provides better image quality No additional technical training for physicians Reimbursement
Established CMS and third party reimbursment Rubidium isotope code is established