This information is vial not only in detecting a tumor but also in seeing how it is acting and reacting within the body's systems. The images help the physician to diagnose a condition and also to make a judgment on how well various treatments may work. Martin Memorial has contracted with Mobile PET Imaging of Florida to bring a PET imaging unit to its north hospital campus every Thursday. Patients are scheduled as outpatients. The scan may take anywhere from 90 to 120 minutes.
Patients can leave immediately after the scan, with typically no side effects.
The radiation they receive is roughly equivalent to that of a couple of chest x-rays. Dr. Robert Marshall, Board Certified Radiologist at Martin Memorial, has completed a fellowship at Duke University and has received special training in the interpretation of PET studies. It's also changing rapidly. By contracting with a mobile service with an excellent reputation, we can bring PET to our community now, without a big capital investment, and grow our service as the PET technology grows. In Orthopedic Care for 2000 Martin Memorial has been named to the list of the Top 100 Hospitals in the country for Orthopedic care for the year 2000.