University Imaging at Science Park
PET/CT and 3-Tesla MR Center
University of Rochester

University Imaging at Science Park is a Strong Health/University of Rochester outpatient practice. We offer:

• the best technology - a Phillips GXL 16-slice PET-CT scanner for faster PET and CT imaging
• a new General Electric HDx 3.0T MRI scanner - the only 3-Tesla MRI in the Greater Rochester Area
• specialized interpretations by the Radiologists of the University of Rochester
• a convenient location and friendly environment designed for outpatients, featuring adjacent free parking, a comfortable and spacious waiting room, caring staff and no scheduling conflicts with hospitalized patients

University Imaging at Science Park NEWS

• NEWS10-WHEC-TV - Medical Discovers web page from 2/15/07

"New high-tech tool helps make a better diagnosis"

"Local doctors now have a new high-tech tool to help make a better diagnosis.
It's a new MRI. The clarity is so much better doctors say it's like going from watching a show on regular TV to watching it in high definition TV..."

• First Clinical 3T MRI Lands in Rochester

"The region’s first 3 Tesla magnetic resonance scanner (MRI) for clinical use is now available in Rochester. Located at the University of Rochester Medical Center’s University Imaging at Science Park, the new MRI brings with it important tools to help physicians improve the accuracy of diagnoses and treatments of broad categories of diseases including stroke, brain tumors, epilepsy, musculoskeletal and heart disease..."

• Medicare to Offer Broad Coverage of PET/CT
  for Nearly All Oncologic Indications - starting May 8, 2006

     The National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR) will start accepting patient entries on May 8, 2006. The last step in the process for launching the NOPR occurred when The American College of Radiology (ACR) Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviewed and approved the slightly modified project plan. On February 10, 2006 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the agreement with the NOPR to collect data regarding PET scans, thereby allowing for expanded coverage of oncologic PET by Medicare ("coverage with evidence development"). For patients with the new indications, they must be enrolled in the National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR) by the scanning center. This registry will allow CMS to determine utility of PET/CT for all these additional indications. We have enrolled as a participating center, and await only final activation of the registry.
     We are very excited that we can offer the benefits of PET/CT to the individual patient, while helping determine the efficacy for society as a whole through NOPR. For more information see PET_CT_News050806 and the NOPR web site at http://www.cancerpetregistry.org.

• NEWS10-WHEC-TV - Medical Discovers web page from 5/8/06

"Major step forward in cancer detection"

A potentially lifesaving diagnostic test for cancer will now be covered by Medicare. Positron Emission Tomography, and Computed Tomography scans combine PET, which is a nuclear medicine imaging technique with CT, which provides x-ray information. The combined imaging offers doctors a more accurate look at cancer in the body. PET has become an essential tool for diagnosing and staging cancer and also tracks the progress of chemotherapy or radiation treatments. Only nine of the more than 200 different malignancies were eligible for coverage by Medicare for PET scans. But now the centers for Medicare and Medicaid are working with researchers to set up a new registry designed to determine the effectiveness of PET scans to diagnose cancer. That means now Medicare will now cover PET scans for essentially all types of cancers including brain, cervical, small cell lung, pancreatic, testicular and ovarian cancers. Dr. Daniel Lee is the associate director of University Imaging at Science Park. He says this will now allow Doctors to find subtle pockets of cancer that might otherwise have been missed. “We imaged a patient with lymphoma of the tonsils and we found some additional findings in the rectum, which we weren't expecting the additional lymphoma would change the treatment plan or it could be a rectal cancer and it was a subtle finding on CT that likely would have been missed if we didn't have the pet information,” Dr. Lee said. The goal of the registry is to determine the impact of the PET scan on disease management and treatment the study should last two years.

PET/CT REFERENCE ARTICLES

Q: What is PET-CT?
A: A PET-CT scanner is a combined PET scanner and CT scanner with a single bed. The patient is scanned first with a reduced-dose non-contrast CT scan then with a PET scan. The patient stays in the same position during the two scans. Because the patient has not moved, the two sets of images are registered - allowing areas of increased glucose metabolism on the PET to be correlated to organs, masses and/or normal structures on the CT.

Q: What does a PET-CT look like?
A: See the images below.

Q: What is the difference between PET and PET-CT?
A: PET-CT is a way of doing PET, but with a bonus. PET-CT creates PET images just like traditional PET scans. In addition, PET-CT creates CT images that match locations with the PET scan. This precisely localized disease.

Q: Can I get a regular CT without a PET at the PET-CT Center?
A: Absolutely. The CT portion of the PET-CT is a 16-slice CT capable of advanced CT applications. A CT can be performed without a PET scan. Diagnostic CTs will be interpreted by the Radiologists of the University of Rochester.

Q: Where is University Imaging at Science Park (UISP)?
A: The UISP is a free-standing outpatient building located at 110 Science Parkway (off South Avenue), less than a mile from the University of Rochester Medical Center

Q: How do I schedule a PET or a PET/CT scan?
A: Call us at (585) 785-5000 or fax a requisition to us at (585) 756-2474 - University Imaging at Science Park.

Q: How do I schedule a CT scan?
A: Call us at (585) 785-5000 or fax a requisition to us at (585) 756-2474 - University Imaging at Science Park.

Q: How do I see the results of my patient's PET/CT on Stentor/Imagecast?
A: "Brief guide to viewing PET" will explain how you see the results.

Q: What is on the summary image (screen capture)?
A: "Screen Capture" will explain about the summary image.

Q: What are approved indications for PET scans?
A: The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will offer broad coverage of PET/CT for oncology in early 2006 (see headline at the top of this page). Present CMS approval with some limitations are for the following indications:

Local insurance companies have similar but slightly different coverage. More indications are being added.

Q: I am interested in working at the University Imaging at Science Park. Who should I contact?
A: Employment is through the University of Rochester.

• For PET (nuclear medicine) technologist,CT technologist and MR technologist positions contact Connie White - 585-275-4744, Constance_White@URMC.Rochester.edu.
• For office staff, Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners positions Contact Christine Menke - 585-275-5969, Christine_Menke@urmc.rochester.edu.

Q: I am interested in applying for grants using PET, PET/CT, CT or MR in my research. What should I do?
A: UISP is available for imaging patients from funded grants. Contact Dr. John Strang - 585-273-4445, John_Strang@urmc.rochester.edu.

Additional patient information about PET: http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/petomography.htm

Additional patient information about CT: http://www.radiologyinfo.org/site map/modal-alias.cfm?modal=CT

Additional patient information about MRI: http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/sitemap/modal-alias.cfm?modal=MR

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