The NCKU Hosptial established PET Center in 2005 which provides the Siemens PET/CT to provide physicians more useful images to diagnose, stage, treat, and monitor cancer.
PET CT combines the capabilities of positron emission tomography (PET), which reveals the biochemical processes under way in an organ, with computed tomography (CT), which displays the anatomical structure. In another word, small tumors or tissues are detected with PET and then precisely located with CT.
PET/CT scanning helps physicians assess tumors of the brain, lung, colon, breast, head and neck, esophagus, and melanoma, the deadliest of skin cancers. In addition, PET/CT is used to evaluate neurological and cardiovascular disorders.