PET/CT

When you need the most detailed pic­ture of what’s hap­pen­ing inside your body, our PET/CT tech­nol­o­gy com­bines two pow­er­ful imag­ing tech­niques to give your care team excep­tion­al clar­i­ty. This advanced scan merges positron emis­sion tomog­ra­phy (PET) with com­put­ed tomog­ra­phy (CT) to cre­ate com­pre­hen­sive images that help us detect changes at the cel­lu­lar lev­el, often before they’re vis­i­ble on oth­er imag­ing tests.

Duly Health and Care offers con­ve­nient six-day sched­ul­ing across mul­ti­ple sub­ur­ban Chica­go loca­tions, using advanced PET/CT tech­nol­o­gy that pro­vides faster, clear­er imag­ing while min­i­miz­ing your scan time. Our board-cer­ti­fied radi­ol­o­gists spe­cial­ize in spe­cif­ic imag­ing areas like car­diac, neu­ro­log­i­cal, and onco­log­ic scans, ensur­ing expert inter­pre­ta­tion of your results. 

We also offer spe­cial­ized PET/CT scans for Alzheimer’s dis­ease like­li­hood test­ing, giv­ing you unique access to valu­able infor­ma­tion for future care planning.

Call (630) 545‑7880 to sched­ule an appoint­ment today.

How PET/CT Works for You

We’ll start by giv­ing you a small injec­tion of a radioac­tive trac­er that high­lights areas of increased cel­lu­lar activ­i­ty in your body. After about an hour of rest, you’ll lie on a table that moves slow­ly through our dough­nut-shaped scanner. 

The machine cap­tures detailed images from mul­ti­ple angles. Our spe­cial­ized radi­ol­o­gists then piece togeth­er a com­plete three-dimen­sion­al view of your body’s struc­ture and function.

Why Your Doc­tor May Rec­om­mend PET/CT

Your care team might sug­gest PET/CT imag­ing to help: 

• Diag­nose cancer
• Mon­i­tor how well your treat­ment works
• Eval­u­ate heart and brain conditions. 

Because this scan reveals both the anato­my and meta­bol­ic activ­i­ty of your tis­sues, we can often detect prob­lems ear­li­er and cre­ate more tar­get­ed treat­ment plans tai­lored to your spe­cif­ic needs.

What to Expect Dur­ing Your Visit

Plan to spend approx­i­mate­ly 90 min­utes with us, although the actu­al scan­ning process takes around 10 min­utes. We’ll guide you through sim­ple prepa­ra­tion steps before­hand, like avoid­ing high-carb foods the day before, and noth­ing to eat a few hours before your exam, while stay­ing well-hydrated. 

Our expe­ri­enced tech­nol­o­gists will be with you through­out the process, ensur­ing your com­fort and answer­ing any ques­tions you may have along the way.

Call (630) 545‑7880 to sched­ule an appoint­ment today.

Time­line for Receiv­ing Your Results

Typ­i­cal­ly, your results will be ready with­in one to two busi­ness days. More com­pli­cat­ed cas­es might require addi­tion­al time for analy­sis. Your physi­cian will reach out to dis­cuss the find­ings and their impli­ca­tions for your treat­ment plan. 

A com­pre­hen­sive report will also be for­ward­ed to the doc­tor who referred you. If you have ques­tions about your results, our team is avail­able to break down the infor­ma­tion in clear, easy-to-under­stand language.