Plano Scan Center
Legacy Heart Center
6601 Preston Rd.
Plano TX 75024
866-919-1135
CT Head Scan in Plano, TX
Pet Imaging ct head scan or positron emission tomography is a diagnostic tool that produces images based on the detection of radiation from the emission of positrons. Positrons are tiny particles produced from a radioactive substance administered to the patient and absorbed in the body or specific area. The images of the body taken during this scanning process are used to evaluate a variety of diseases.
Your nurse or an x-ray technician will escort you into an exam room with the Pet scanner. The scanner itself is easily detectable it has a hole in the middle and looks like a large doughnut. Inside the Pet machine are multiple rings of detectors that record the emission of energy from the radioactive substance in your body, creating an image of a specific part of your body.
You will be asked to lie down on the exam table; an in IV will be started so that you can receive a radioactive substance called radiotracer. It will take approximately 30 to 60 minutes for the radiotracer to make its way through your body and be absorbed by the organ or tissue to be imaged. During that time, you'll rest quietly and avoid movement or talking, because this can alter the distribution of the substance. The radioactive substance in your body cannot be felt by you.
Once the radioactive substance has been absorbed, still lying on the exam table, you will be moved through the hole of the machine. The images are displayed on a monitor of a nearby computer. You will need to remain as still as possible during the exam, which takes about 30-45 minutes.
About Legacy Heart Center
Finding a Plano scan center is simple with Legacy Heart Center. Located in Plano, Texas, Dr. Waenard Miller, MD and Dr. David Schwartz, MD were original partners of the practice dating back to 1980 and continue to provide patients with the cutting edge in scan center technology. The Plano scan center utilizes the most advanced and effective technology to ensure patients are given the most accurate scans possible. Safety is often a concern for those seeking the services of a scan center. Safety is also a concern for Legacy Heart Center and the appropriate measures are taken to tend to the patient’s well-being throughout the scanning process. With many services offered, patients will be delighted in the excellent care provided by the staff.
The Plano scan center knows just how important their work is to preventing and diagnosing their patients’ conditions, diseases and injuries. Early detection is always a huge plus for anybody suffering from a disease or condition that requires medical treatment. It can often be the difference in the effectiveness the medication or treatment will have on the patient and can have serious health implications. Some of the services offered by Dr. Miller and Dr. Schwartz and their staff include a 64 Slice CT Scan, a CT Head Scan, a bone density scan, heart scan, carotid artery scan, and a non-invasive angiography.