PET/CT

PET/CT Scan

PET/CT Scan Imaging Services

At The HCS Group, we provide top rate mobile PET/CT scanning services for a wide variety of patients.


If you are looking for a cost-effective and easily accessible alternative to a traditional PET scanner, or if you need an additional machine for a short time only, mobile scanners may be your best choice.

Short Term PET/CT Scan Imaging Services

The HCS Group provides  PET/CT mobile imaging services for short-term use. If your PET/CT scanner is down, for any reason, you can use our scanners on an interim basis.


Replacing an outdated or thoroughly broken scanner can be a time-consuming process. During all of this, you certainly don’t want to suspend vital scans that patients need. This makes leasing our mobile PET/CT for the short term ideal. 


An unexpected uptick in the need for PET/CT scans can also generate the temporary need for additional scanners. Leasing our PET/CT scanners for the short term can help clear your backlog with little disruption to the flow of work, and quality of patient care. Once the need is gone, you won't have an extra scanner sitting idle. 


The flexibility of portable PET/CT scanners is beneficial when your medical facility has multiple locations or serves a more rural area.

Long Term PET/CT Scan Imaging Services

The HCS Group provides PET/CT imaging services for long-term use as well. If your facility does not have a PET/CT scanner, then leasing for the long term could be the perfect solution.


For some, the cost of installing and maintaining a traditional PET/CT scanner often does not outweigh the benefits. In other cases, there is not enough space in the facility to hold one or more of these machines.


Mobile PET/CT scan services allow you to make use of scanners whenever and wherever you need them. When you choose a long-term lease, you don’t have to worry about availability.



Mobile PET/CT Scan FAQs

There are plenty of common questions about mobile PET/CT Scan imaging services, especially about the quality of results.

  • Is a mobile PET/CT scan as accurate as a traditional PET scan?

    Yes. What matters most is quality of software and equipment and the technician’s training, especially since PET/CT scan techs must be trained and qualified to use radioactive materials.

  • Who uses mobile PET/CT scans most often?

    Smaller facilities or those that cannot afford a traditional scanner are those who most often use mobile PET/CT imaging services. In addition, hospitals that need additional scanners are replacing an existing scanner, and hospice and home health facilities make use of mobile PET/CT machines.

  • Is getting a mobile PET/CT scan different from a traditional PET/CT scan?

    The biggest difference between the two is location. Mobile imaging machines sit in a semi-trailer that can be parked alongside a building. You need to leave the facility to enter the trailer. There is also a dearth of space inside the trailer, making it difficult for those with claustrophobia (fear of being enclosed) or demophobia (fear of being crowded).

  • What can a mobile PET/CT scan detect?

    A mobile PET/CT machine can detect the same ailments as a traditional PET/CT. These include cancers, types of dementia, and heart and neurologic conditions.

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