Fixed Site PET/CT Scanning With Cyclotron
Posted on May 15, 2006
Radiology Group Teams with University of Rochester Medical Center To Expand Region’s Access to PET/CT Scanning for Cancer Studies, Neurological Disorders and Cardiovascular Diseases
Rochester, NY, June 2, 2005 -- The Borg Imaging Group LLP, an seven-office diagnostic radiology practice, has announced a joint venture with The University of Rochester’s Medical Center to provide advanced PET/CT diagnostic imaging services.
According to Dr. James Schuster, Borg Imaging Group’s Chief Executive Officer, “ This collaboration provides the region’s first fixed PET/CT site of its kind with cyclotron to facilitate access to cutting-edge imaging technology focused primarily on advanced cancer diagnostics, neurological disorders and cardiovascular diseases. By providing access to this technology, we are helping physicians bring improved healthcare to patients throughout the region.”
“For Borg Imaging,” Dr. Schuster added, “this is another unique opportunity to treat our patients as we would like to be treated-with care, compassion and access to the most advanced imaging technology available”.
The collaboration with the University of Rochester provides Borg Imaging access to the fastest growing technology in imaging diagnostics today.
PET/CT scanners combine the attributes of conventional CT scanning with nuclear medicine imaging. The resulting images are ideally suited to help in the staging of cancer and to assess response to treatment. PET/CT also has been beneficial in assessing cardiovascular diseases and certain neurological disorders.
Borg Imaging and the University of Rochester view the collaboration as a way to manage the growing need for the technology in a manner that improves the overall quality of our region’s healthcare services and maximizes access to the technology for patients throughout the region.
Borg Imaging Chief Operating Officer Kevin Ring sees the collaboration “as a logical progression of the practice’s efforts to continuously improve its diagnostic services. We are always looking for new technologies that can help referring physicians help their patients. The opportunity to team with the University helps us meet this need.”
The new scanner and cyclotron, located at University Imaging at 110 Science Park, will be accessible to both Borg Imaging and the University on a prearranged schedule. Borg patients will have their studies interpreted and their reports prepared by Borg physicians.