Patient Information

New England PET Imaging System has two fixed sites and three mobile sites that provide PET scans for patients within the region:

The New England PET Imaging System in Methuen, MA, is located on the grounds of the Holy Family Hospital. This facility provides state of the art PET/CT services and is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. PET/CT exams will be provided outside of these hours if a patient’s medical condition requires a prompt diagnosis. Please call (978) 689-4738 for more information or to schedule a PET/CT scan. Click here for directions to the PET Center at Methuen.

New England PET of Greater Lowell, is located at The Cancer Center of Lowell General Hospital. The Lowell facility is open from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Urgent exams will be provided outside of these hours when necessary. Please call (978) 458-9872 for more information or to schedule a PET scan. Click here for directions to the PET Center in Lowell.

New England PET at Elliot Hospital is a mobile facility providing PET/CT services in Manchester, NH. The facility is open Monday through Wednesday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Urgent exams will be provided outside of these hours when necessary. Please call (603) 663-2370 for more information or to schedule a PET/CT scan. Click here for directions to the PET Center at Elliot Hospital.

Massachusetts Mobile PET, P.C., at Anna Jaques Hospital is a mobile facility providing PET/CT services in Newburyport, MA, and is open on Thursdays from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. PET/CT exams will be provided outside of these hours if a patient’s medical condition requires a prompt diagnosis. Please call (888) 560-4738 for more information or to schedule a PET/CT scan. Click here for directions to the PET Center at Anna Jaques Hospital.

Massachusetts Mobile PET, P.C., at Merrimack Valley Hospital is a mobile PET/CT facility in Haverhill, MA, that serves patients on Fridays from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. PET/CT exams will be provided outside of these hours if a patient’s medical condition requires a prompt diagnosis. Please call (888) 560-4783 for more information or to schedule a PET/CT scan. Click here for directions to the PET Center at Merrimack Valley Hospital.

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a breakthrough technology that has the potential to revolutionize a doctor's ability to:

diagnose cancer and differentiate between benign and malignant tumors
determine if cardiac tissue is alive and able to benefit from bypass surgery
examine the human brain with respect to a number of neurological and psychiatric disorders, including stroke, epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, and other conditions

PET is different from other imaging modalities because PET looks within cells to determine how they are currently functioning. This sets PET apart from CT scans or MRI scans, which provide insight primarily into anatomy.

PET is also different because it:

shows all of the organ systems of the body with one image
often diagnoses disease before it shows up in other tests
shows the progress of disease and how the body responds to treatment
replaces multiple tests with a single exam

As a result, PET can guide many medical decisions and reduce costs through the elimination of unnecessary surgeries, tests, and other procedures.