Imaging and Protocol Design

Consistent, high quality PET/CT images are a signature feature of the neo•pet program. neo•pet management has developed special protocols over the past 18 years designed to markedly reduce image artifact and to maximize count density. The result is consistent, easier-to-interpret images that improve sensitivity, specificity, and overall diagnostic accuracy. This is the key to maintaining physician and patient satisfaction and to generating new referrals.
  • Our staff works closely with client staff to set up patient study preparation guidelines.
  • neo•pet has well-established protocols for managing all PET/CT oncology, cardiology, and neurology applications.
  • We employ a highly effective abdominal imaging protocol that allows accurate imaging of pelvic and abdominal cancers.
  • Our software employs state-of-the-art reconstruction techniques such as iterative reconstruction and segmented attenuation correction.

Highest Quality Dedicated PET Equipment
neo•pet tailors its tomography selection to best fit your needs. We use only Dedicated Ring Detector PET Equipment because it provides the greatest image quality available. Dedicated Ring PET systems also remain the best overall financial value among all available PET imaging systems, which ensures referrals and maintains revenue streams Our technical expertise and knowledge allow us to get the best image from our PET systems.

Here are some of the advantages of Dedicated PET equipment:
  • Superior Image Quality
    • High Specificity
    • High Sensitivity
    • Better Lesion Detection
    • Fewer Artifacts
    • More Accurate Diagnoses
  • Higher Throughput
  • Higher Sensitivity
  • Clinically proven Applications
    • Brain Cancer
    • Head and Neck Cancer
    • Thyroid Cancer
    • Breast Cancer
    • Lung Cancer
    • Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
    • Colorectal Cancer
    • Colorectal Cancer
    • Lymphoma
    • Musculoskeletal Cancer
    • Abdominal and Pelvic Cancers
    • Cardiac Viability
    • Numerous Neurological Indications
Nonetheless, we keep your long-term program development in mind. Our goal is to offer you the most advanced PET equipment available that will make your PET program successful. neo•pet constantly searches the cutting edge of technology for the equipment and interpretive software package that best fits your program’s goals and requirements. We are a beta site for some equipment manufacturers.

State-of-the-Art Interpretive Software with Fusion Function
neo•pet’s management has been instrumental in developing proprietary display software. Our Medical Image Merge fusion software (MIM) improves image display, a critical function that has lagged other technical and operational improvements in PET. neo•pet has been participating in the clinical development of PET technology since 1985, when research was the only use for the modality. Medical Image Merge fusion software (MIM), combines many unique features unavailable in other display packages. Users have found these features to be particularly helpful in improving the accuracy of lesion detection in oncology, thus resulting in more accurate diagnoses.

MIM software is user-friendly and has an easy-to-learn interface. Some specific features include:
  • MRI and CT image fusion function for enhanced interpretations
  • One-click region-of interest triangulation
  • Variable slice thickness setting capability
  • Multi-volume 3D display capability
  • Two-way Maximum Intensity Projection (MIP)
  • DICOM compatible interface
  • Workstation with 21 inch color monitor
  • User friendly menu-driven software with on-screen user-revealed icons
  • User-definable image sizing
  • High-resolution, low-cost hardcopy solution
  • Easy-to-use quantitative software