Scheduling a PET/CT Scan
To schedule a PET/CT scan for your patient, simply call 954-981-6668 and provide the patient's name, phone number and medical diagnosis. The PET Imaging Institute of South Florida (PIISF) Center's staff will handle all other coordination including:
- A scheduling professional will obtain all necessary information that is needed from the patient when calling to schedule his or her appointment. For assistance with pre-authorization, please fill out this form and fax it to our office.
- PIISF staff members will coordinate all the steps necessary to verify benefits, but if pre-certification is needed, most plans require it be done by the referring physician's office staff.
- Once a requisition form, along with the appropriate medical history and diagnostic reports, is received from the referring physician, the patient will be contacted. A scheduler will obtain insurance and demographic information (i.e., if the patient has had recent chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, whether the patient is diabetic, etc.). Once this information is obtained, insurance benefits will be verified and the patient will be scheduled.
We have printable copies of our PET Requisition Forms available, as well as new PDF email submission forms. Either print the page and FAX to us at 954-981-5944 or try the new PDF email submission forms.
PET/CT Scan Results
In order to interpret a PET/CT scan accurately, it is essential to collect the results of the patient's previous tests and correlate them with the PET/CT study. After PIISF Radiologists specializing in PET interpret your patient's scan, a written report of the results will be faxed to your office within one business day following the completion of the exam. Films or a CD/ROM with images are also available depending on the needs of the referring physician.
The written report, along with the PET/CT scan images, will be delivered to your office shortly after the report is faxed. Any outside films that were provided to us will be returned to you or the patient, as specified.