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NEW PET/CT SCANNER OFFERED AT DELTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Starting Tuesday, May 26th PET/CT Scan will be available at Delta Regional Medical Center’s main campus.  A PET/CT Scan is Positron Emission Tomography, also called PET imaging or a PET scan, is a type of nuclear medicine imaging.  Nuclear medicine is a branch of medical imaging that is noninvasive.  Noninvasive nuclear medicine uses small amounts of radioactive materials to diagnose or treat a variety of diseases, including many types of cancers, heart disease, brain abnormalities, and certain other abnormalities within the body. 

A PET scan measures important body functions, such as blood flow, oxygen use, and sugar (glucose) metabolism, to help doctors evaluate how well organs and tissues are functioning.  By identifying changes in the body at the cellular level, PET imaging may detect the early onset of disease before it is evident on other imaging tests such as CT or MRI.

CT imaging uses special x-ray equipment, and in some cases a contrast material, to produce multiple images or pictures of the inside of the body. These images can then be interpreted by a radiologist on a computer monitor as printed images.

The new service offered at DRMC will be a combined PET/CT scan, which provides images that pinpoint the location of abnormal metabolic activity within the body. This combined scan has been shown to provide more accurate diagnoses than the two scans performed separately.  Both scans together produce a greater detail with a higher level of accuracy; because both scans are preformed at one time without the patient having to change positions, there is less room for error. 

David Wallace, Director of Radiology at DRMC says, “The PET/CT scanner will help with earlier diagnosis for cancer, accurate staging and localization for treatment planning, and precise treatment and monitoring for cancer.  Patients will now be able to have this technology here rather than traveling out of town for these critical tests.  This will be a great service to the Delta.” To start, this new service will be offered once a week on Tuesdays.  For appointments call 1-866-245-5995.

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2. 2010/08/20 Dr. Steven F. Chapman Receives Honor
3. 2010/08/16 Delta Regional Medical Center Welcomes Sabitha R. Pabbathi, M.D.
4. 2010/07/22 Delta Regional Medical Center Announces Online Patient Pre-Registration
5. 2010/07/12 Delta Regional Medical Center Announces Clinical Nurse Educator and Director of the NICU
6. 2010/07/12 Delta Regional Medical Center Welcomes Thomas F. Adams
7. 2010/06/30 Delta Regional Medical Center Announces the Opening of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
8. 2010/06/25 Delta Regional Medical Center Welcomes New General Surgeon
9. 2010/06/11 Cindy Clark Van Woeart Elected to the LMHPCO Board of Directors
10. 2010/05/25 DRMC Welcomes New Pediatric Physical Therapist
11. 2010/05/24 DRMC Receives National Award
12. 2010/04/28 The Pastel Package
13. 2010/04/01 Delta Regional Medical Center Names Interim CEO/President
14. 2010/03/17 Delta Regional Medical Center’s CEO/President To Leave April 15th
15. 2010/02/22 Karim named Medical Director of DRMC Inpatient Rehabilitation
16. 2010/02/08 Thompson Named Chief of Staff
17. 2010/01/25 Dr. Neal Suares Obtains Board Certification
18. 2009/12/22 Austin Achieves Board Certification with American College of Medical Practices Executives
19. 2009/12/08 Dr. Jeffery Doolittle Receives Board Certification
20. 2009/10/07 The Healthcare Foundation of the Tri-State Delta Announces New Executive Director
21. 2009/10/07 The Healthcare Foundation of the Tri-State Delta Announces New Executive Director
22. 2009/07/27 Mr. Ray Humphreys Appointed Chairman of Mississippi Hospital Association Board of Governors
23. 2009/05/26 PET - CT Scanner
24. 2009/04/02 Wound Healing Center National Award
25. 2008/11/24 DRMC Cuts Ribbon on New Facilities
26. 2008/07/25 Summer Safety Seminar
27. 2008/06/02 Delta Regional Medical Center: “We’re Growing Too”
28. 2008/05/20 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Examiner to Address
29. 2008/05/20 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Examiner to Address
30. 2008/04/15 Delta Regional Medical Center Urges the Community to Take Action:
31. 2008/04/14 Center Welcomes New Physicians
32. 2008/02/18 HEALTH AND SAFETY SUMMIT FOCUSES ON AGROMEDICINE IN THE DELTA
33. 2008/01/14 DRMC Adds 64-Slice CT Scanner
34. 2007/11/13 Sylvia G. Jackson Appointed to DRMC Board of Trustees
35. 2007/11/13 Stiles Named DRMC Volunteer of the Year
36. 2007/09/20 Whalen Appointed to State Board of Nursing