Information for patients
The last decade has witnessed a growing use of PET as a clinical tool for the management of patients with cancer, epilepsy, cardiovascular disease, and miscellaneous other disorders. Clearly, PET has made a major impact in oncology where it is used for the diagnosis and staging of a variety of solid tumors and lymphoma. Third-party payers or national health care policies in Europe, North America, and Australia currently reimburse several clinical applications. In Finland the Turku PET Centre serves as a national provider of health care services associated with the clinical use of PET. Limited services are also available at the University Hospitals of Kuopio, Tampere and Helsinki, by Mobile-PET.
Guidelines for the use of PET for diagnostic applications have recently been published in Finnish and appear as a link to the Finnish part of this web site.
TIETOA POTILAILLE
Hoito-ohjeet.fi (VSSHP, SatSHP, in Finnish)
PET-TT/PET-MRI tutkimukseen pääsy Valtakunnallisessa PET-Keskuksessa (in Finnish)
A referral for a diagnostic PET scan and possible attachments, such as anatomical medical imaging examinations (CT, MRI), are sent to the National PET Centre at the address:
PET Centre
PO Box 52, TYKS
20521 Turku
Tel. +358-2-313 1862 tel. +358-2-313 0000 (call centre)
Fax +358-2-313 2882
Contact person for diagnostic PET scans:
Oncology and general inquiries
Tuula Janatuinen, tel. +358-2-313 2883 (office), +358-2-313 0000 (call centre)
Cerebral scans
Juha Rinne tel. +358-2-313 1866 (office), +358-2-313 0000 (call centre)
Endocrinologic scans
Pirjo Nuutila tel. +358-2-313 1868 (office), +358-2-313 0000 (call centre)
Cardiac scans
Juhani Knuuti tel. +358-2-313 2842 (office), +358-2-313 0000 (call centre)
ASIANTUNTIJAMME
Käyntiosoite
Tyks Kantasairaala, rakennus 14
Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8
Turku
Sisäänkäynti 14A
Postiosoite
PL 52
20521 Turku
Puhelin
02 313 1883 (Ma 9.00–14.00; Ti–Pe 8.00–14.00)
Aukioloajat: Ma–To 7.30–15.30
Pe 7.30–13.45
