In This Section
PET PROS - Referring/Interpreting Physician Resources
Reimbursement
- Sample Physician Request Form for Oncologic PET/CT Imaging
- Sample Physician Request Form for Brain PET Imaging
- CMS Decision Memo for PET (FDG) for Solid Tumors (June 2013)
- CMS Decision Memo for PET (FDG) for Cervical Cancer (November 2009)
- CMS Decision Memo for PET (NaF-18) to Identify Bone Metastasis of Cancer (December 2015)
- CMS Decision Memo for PET for Initial Treatment Strategy in Solid Tumors and Myeloma (August 2010)
- SNMMI Coding Corner (PET)
- NOPR Covered Indications (Updated January 2015)
- Coding and Reimbursement Q&A
Elements of PET/CT Reporting
A comprehensive guide on elements of PET/CT reporting (including sample reports).
- Elements of PET/CT Reporting (.pdf)
Practice Guidelines Summaries
The following summaries are intended to serve as an educational tool for referring physicians, as well as nuclear medicine physicians and radiologists. Practice guidelines are revised and updated periodically, and new guidelines are written. Readers are advised to check the websites of professional organizations as well as published literature for the most current information.
Educational Brochures
PET/CT NaF Bone Scan Resources
Letters of Medical Necessity Samples
These presentations may be used in whole or in part for educational purposes only. Individuals who incorporate this information into their own presentations should attribute the source on each slide, using the following language: "courtesy of (insert name and institution) through the PET PROS program of the SNMMI PET Center of Excellence".
- General Template (.docx)
Disease Specific Templates:
- Alzheimer's (.doc)
- Breast CT and PET-CT Denied (.doc)
- CCL Transformation to Lymphoma (.doc)
- Enlarged Axilary Lymph Nodes (.doc)
- Head and Neck (#2) (.doc)
- Head and Neck (.doc)
- Liposarcoma (.doc)
- Lung Mass (.doc)
- Lymphoma Recurrence (.doc)
- Lymphoma Staging (.doc)
- Ovarian (.doc)
- Pancreatic (.doc)
- Pituitary Tumor (.doc)
- Staging and Restaging Breast (2 studies) (.doc)
Fact Sheets for Patients
- PET Fact Sheet (.pdf)
- Nuclear Medicine Fact Sheet (.pdf)
- Lymphoma Fact Sheet (.pdf)
- Breast Cancer Fact Sheet (.pdf)
- Alzheimers Fact Sheet (.pdf)
- Prostate Cancer Fact Sheet (.pdf)
- Colorectal Cancer Fact Sheet (.pdf)
- Heart Disease Fact Sheet (.pdf)
- Lung Cancer Fact Sheet (.pdf)
Imaging Atlas
The PET Center of Excellence Board of Directors recommends the following dynamic imaging atlas links:
Response Criteria
The Response Criteria page includes response criteria articles, including the following:
- RECIST (2009)
- PERCIST (2009)
- Harmonization Project I & II (2007)
- EORTC (1999)
PET and PET/CT Procedure & Practice Guidelines
PET and PET/CT Procedure and Practice Guidelines for Oncology, Brain and Cardiac:
- Sodium 18-F Fluoride with PET/CT Bone Scans 1.1 *
- Oncology PET/CT (ACR, 2007)
- Oncology PET/CT (SNM, 2006)
- Brain PET/CT (SNM, 2009)
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (SNM, 2008)
Off-the-Wall Guides
The Off the wall guides are useful charts, tables, and/or diagrams for physicians to use as references in their PET/CT reading areas:
- Liver Segments
- Neck Nodes
- Small Lung Nodules (Fleischner Society Recommendations)