Brain + Heart PET-CT Add-On — China

Combined regional PET-CT covering brain and heart — for patients investigating both cognitive symptoms and cardiac inflammation or viability in a single visit.

What's included

• Appointment booking at a partnered Grade-3A hospital with PET-CT capability
• Pre-scan dietary instructions (cardiac PET requires 24-hour high-fat low-carb prep)
• Pre-scan check-in support and on-site coordination
• Full English-language report translation

Clinical use

Brain PET-CT addresses dementia patterns, brain tumor recurrence, or epilepsy focus. Cardiac PET addresses suspected cardiac sarcoidosis, myocardial viability after MI, or stress-rest perfusion. Combining both into one trip is useful for patients with mixed concerns (sarcoidosis, neuro-cardiac inflammation, longitudinal monitoring).

Procedure overview

Cardiac sarcoid prep is critical: 24-hour high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet pre-scan to suppress normal myocardial glucose uptake. Failed prep can render the cardiac scan uninterpretable. Brain PET requires standard 6-hour fasting. Total clinic time approximately 2.5–3.5 hours.

Turnaround

Most reports released 24–48 hours after scan. English translation typically adds 24–48 hours.