Dr. Milton Leon Exclusively Offers Mobile Cardiac Stress Test with PET Nuclear Imaging to the San Angelo Area

San Angelo, TX, October 29, 2016 --(PR.com)-- The patient benefits are noteworthy as radiation exposure in cardiac stress test with PET nuclear imaging is comparatively low due to the short half-life of Rubidium-82 and remains at the lower end of effective dosage among cardiac imaging procedures that involve ionizing radiation according to the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Additionally, the non-invasive patient procedure times are approximately 35 minutes in comparison to the 3-4 hours for other comparable tests. Cardiac stress test with PET nuclear imaging has greater specificity of 95% in comparison to 73% SPECT nuclear imaging stress test. Cardiac stress test with PET nuclear imaging can lead to decreased need to perform diagnostic heart catheterization due to a non-diagnostic SPECT nuclear imaging study.

Dr. Leon is the first and only cardiologist in the area to offer cardiac stress test with PET nuclear imaging. This program is a perfect match for the San Angelo area which is dedicated to offering more imaging services comparable to those offered in larger metropolitan areas.

“The benefits to the patient are vast. The test is quicker, conveniently located, has low radiation exposure, more patient comfort and generates a higher quality image scan than conventional stress tests resulting in greater diagnostic accuracy,” says Dr. Leon.

Currently, Cardiology Associates of West Texas offer appointments one time per month but are looking forward to increasing appointment availability as the demand for the PET imaging continues to increase.

“We’ve had a very positive response of the cardiac stress test with PET nuclear imaging from referring physicians and the patients,” said Bethany Wood, P.A.-C.

Dr. Leon is proud to bring cardiac stress test with PET nuclear imaging to the community in collaboration with Cardiac Imaging, Inc. “We are able to offer this advanced service locally eliminating the need for patients to travel hours to receive quality care,” says Leon. “This is just another example of patient-focused healthcare in our local community.”

Contact:
Milton Leon, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.C.
Bethany Wood, P.A.-C.
miltosl.cawt@cardiowesttexas.com
bwood@cardiowesttexas.com
Cardiology Associates of West Texas
3180 Executive Dr #102, San Angelo, TX 76904
(325) 944-1240
www.cardiowesttexas.com