Positron emission tomographyâcomputed tomography is a nuclear medicine technique which combines, in a single gantry, a positron emission tomography scanner and an x-ray computed tomography scanner, to acquire sequential images from both devices in the same session, which are combined into a single superposed image. Thus, functional imaging obtained by PET, which depicts the spatial distribution of metabolic or biochemical activity in the body can be more precisely aligned or correlated ...
Diagnostic Imaging Northwest. Diagnostic Imaging Northwest (DINW) is a collaborative alliance between TRA-MINW and MultiCare Health System. DINW provides diagnostic radiology services at five locations throughout the South Sound.
Thoracoscopic wedge resection (TWR) is a minimally invasive (nonârib spreading), nonanatomic limited resection of a lung portion. The technique involves a video thoracoscope for access. The only difference between TWR and open resection in terms of technique is that the former involves minimal invasiveness. Therefore, it is a novel approach but not a new technique.