If you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer, your doctor may order a PEM scan. PEM stands for positron emission mammography, an advanced form of PET scanning. For decades, PET scanning has helped doctors treat disease.

Unlike large PET systems that scan the entire body, PEM scanner is a special form of PET that isolates and images the breast. This produces a very sharp, detailed image of abnormal or cancerous tissue.

The images obtained with the PEM scanner show the location of the suspicious masses, giving physicians a “map” upon which they can base your treatment and surgical plan. Knowing the exact location and extent of the cancer guides doctors during surgery and helps assure they remove all suspicious tissue, thereby avoiding repeat surgery. PEM is also used to monitor treatment and check for reoccurrence of disease.

TEPAS Breast Center is the only diagnostic center in Brevard to offer this state of the art tool.