Bluegrass Regional Imaging

NEUROLOGY information

Positron Emission Tomography is a non-invasive, advanced diagnostic imaging procedure that can provide unique information to aid in the differential diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease versus other dementias as well as assist with the management of stroke, brain tumors, and epileptic seizures. Because Alzheimer's Disease coverage is very specific, Cardinal Health has created a coverage criteria guide and a checklist/scan order form to help you educate and work with your referring physicians.

Since glucose is the primary source of energy for cells in the brain, the radiopharmaceutical FDG, a glucose derivative, helps to create a normal versus abnormal map of brain function, as imaged in a PET scan. Distinctive patterns of glucose metabolism assist physicians in accurately diagnosing patients and treating them appropriately.