3
The Positron Emission Tomographic (PET) Imaging root operation is identified by the character code 3
in the 3rd position of the procedure code. It is defined as Introduction of radioactive materials into the body for three dimensional display of images developed from the simultaneous capture, 180 degrees apart, of radioactive emissions.
Section:
C
= Nuclear Medicine
Body System:
W
= Anatomical Regions
Root Operation:
5
- Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Probe1
- Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging7
- Systemic Nuclear Medicine Therapy2
- Tomographic (Tomo) Nuclear Medicine ImagingThe 4th character refers to the body part or body region.
Positron Emission Tomographic (PET) Imaging
Introduction of radioactive materials into the body for three dimensional display of images developed from the simultaneous capture, 180 degrees apart, of radioactive emissions