The Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) application is an image viewer, a registration tool, and an analysis workstation. PET/CT can:
Fuse together images. See About Fusion Images.
Provide on-screen visual illustration of the match between the images. Current and prior (history) images are combined to easily show progress in areas of pathology (whether a tumor has increased or decreased).
Help clinicians to localize diagnostic information, and more confidently assess potential pathology.
Provide a variety of defined layout options. See About PET/CT Display Options.
PET/CT images combine two scanning technologies. Physicians can use PET/CT images to diagnose cancer, tumors, heart disease, and neurological disorders with greater accuracy. To read PET/CT images, a clinician or physician requires an application that provides:
Image-manipulation capabilities, such as applying color maps to show potential pathology.
Specific workflow-related capabilities, such as layouts to synchronize and correlate PET and CT image data sets.
NOTE: PET/CT is available only if you have the proper user permissions and your system is licensed to use it.