Article

Cancer & Blood Specialists of Louisville Adds New PET/CT Scanner to Improve Cancer Treatment

Patients to benefit from new technology that enables physicians to more accurately diagnose and locate cancers.

FORT MYERS, FLA., August 23, 2019 — Cancer & Blood Specialists of Louisville, a practice in the American Oncology Network, LLC (AON), is now offering patients a powerful new diagnostic imaging system known as positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). This technology combines the power of hybrid imaging in one exam to enable physicians to more accurately detect and pinpoint disease—helping to improve patient outcomes.

PET/CT scans are noninvasive and painless and take about 30 minutes to perform. In addition to providing state-of-the-art imaging data, PET/CT scans offer added comfort and convenience by reducing the number of diagnostic sessions a patient must undergo.

“PET/CT scans allow for the most accurate detection of the location, size and shape of tumors and lesions," explained Jeff Esham, MBA, RT(R)(T), AON vice president of radiation oncology and radiology. "With this technology, our physicians are able to see changes within the cancer in ways that had never before been possible.”

Learn more.

Newsletter

Stay ahead of policy, cost, and value—subscribe to AJMC for expert insights at the intersection of clinical care and health economics.

Related Videos
David Awad, PharmD, BCOP
Merrill H. Stewart, MD
Andrew Evens, DO, MBA, MSc, deputy director for clinical services and chief physician officer, Rutgers Cancer Institute and Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center
Hamlet Gasoyan, PhD
Dr Matthew Matasar
Dr Marina Kremskayana
Dr Sundar Jagannath
David Awad, PharmD, BCOP
Andrew Kuykendall, MD, Moffitt Cancer Center
Related Content
AJMC Managed Markets Network Logo
CH LogoCenter for Biosimilars Logo