Mayo Clinic's approach
Collaboration
Mayo Clinic radiologists work with your healthcare team to use PET scan results to develop a treatment plan that is right for you.
State-of-the-art technology
Mayo Clinic campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota have state-of-the-art PET scanners. Some of the machines are combined PET and CT scanners, which produce clearer and more detailed images. Mayo Clinic also combines PET and MRI scans in some situations.
Innovation
Mayo Clinic was the first place the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved to make choline C-11. Mayo Clinic uses it in PET/CT scans to help find prostate cancer that has come back, especially when other imaging tests do not show clear results.
Expertise and rankings
Experience
Mayo Clinic's radiology teams perform many PET scans each year and are specially trained to read the results. Combined with ongoing research and education, this experience helps them care for children and adults with many types of conditions.
Advanced diagnosis for prostate cancer
Mayo Clinic offers the choline C-11 PET scan to help find prostate cancer that has come back after treatment, also called recurrent cancer. Mayo Clinic was the first to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to make choline C-11 for this type of imaging. A choline C-11 PET scan may be used when other imaging tests have not helped find the cancer.
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, and Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, are ranked among the Best Hospitals for cancer by U.S. News & World Report. Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is ranked as the top hospital in Minnesota and Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, is ranked as the top hospital in Arizona.
Locations, travel and lodging
Mayo Clinic has major campuses in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; and Rochester, Minnesota. The Mayo Clinic Health System has dozens of locations in several states.
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Costs and insurance
Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people.
In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.
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Please contact your insurance company to verify medical coverage and to obtain any needed authorization prior to your visit. Often, your insurer's customer service number is printed on the back of your insurance card.
Clinical trials
Explore Mayo Clinic studies of tests and procedures to help prevent, detect, treat or manage conditions.