NCPIC

NCPIC Northern California PET Imaging Center (NCPIC) is a nonprofit PET/CT provider in Sacramento and Rocklin, specializing in cancer and dementia imaging.

Independent. Digital PET/CT technology. Up to 80% lower billed charges to support access.

03/30/2026

The team at Northern California PET appreciates the support of the California State Treasurer’s Office for visiting our 2026 Provider Appreciation Day!

For those who may not be familiar, the State Treasurer’s Office has a department calls which helped fund two of NCPIC’s major projects - including our brand-new new PETCT panorama scanner installed in 2026.

To learn more about this funding partnership, Treasurer’s Office representative Rana M. visited and shared insights on the impact of this collaboration.

03/30/2026

Special thank you to ’s Tiffany K Martin for attending NCPIC’s 2026 Provider Appreciation Day.

We appreciate all you do in the community to build a more human centered healthcare system by strengthening patient advocacy and an inclusive healthcare experience.

We agree with your mission, which is why we have broad insurance access, cutting edge imaging technology and up to 80% lower costs to boost access.

A special thank you to Nitty and the entire crew for letting Northern California PET rent out the whole spot for our Pr...
03/29/2026

A special thank you to Nitty and the entire crew for letting Northern California PET rent out the whole spot for our Provider Appreciation Day thank you lunch!

Nitty’s and NCPIC are right next door to each other, and they’re one of our team’s favorite establishments in Sacramento. We kicked off the day with science and imaging tours at our corporate offices (just across the street), then walked over to Nitty’s for a Chick-fil-A lunch. It was a fantastic way to show our referring providers some well-deserved appreciation.

Thanks again for the great hospitality!

Nitty is a Christian Brothers grad who created this business several years ago. He brews in Clarksburg and has built an incredible Sacramento success story (with truly great cider to match!!)

Make sure to visit and thanks again for letting NCPIC rent the space for our Provider Day 2026!

03/27/2026

Some have asked about our NCPIC “Provider Day” reel - here it is.

We’re proud to showcase some of the first images from a new generation of PET/CT technology, the “Panorama.” The image clarity and diagnostic precision represent a milestone change to improve accuracy for care teams.

Equally important, scan times have been reduced by 50% or more, so a more comfortable exam experience.

We welcome your feedback on image quality and clinical value.

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Special thank you to the for visiting the NCPIC team today.
03/27/2026

Special thank you to the for visiting the NCPIC team today.

Welcome 2026!!!The Northern California PET Imaging Center (NCPIC) team is so thankful to have completed our technology m...
01/01/2026

Welcome 2026!!!

The Northern California PET Imaging Center (NCPIC) team is so thankful to have completed our technology modernization, and we wanted to share some photos of our revolutionary new PET/CT system with everyone!!

For those not familiar, this type of medical imaging machine is called a “PET/CT” - which stands for “positron emission tomography” and “computed tomography” - and is used to image cancer and neurological dementia in patients.

The vendor we selected is called United Imaging and our model we purchased is called a system. Other centers with this unit include Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center The University of Utah, Mass General Brigham, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and National Institutes of Health (NIH) - so we’re very appreciative to provide this level of technology to patients and care teams in Northern California!

Patients who have previously had a PET/CT exam will notice a few differences from prior exam experiences. First, the scanning experience times are a lot for more comfortable imaging because of the system efficiency modernization. Second, FDG exams maybe require - up to 50% less - as the system is quite efficient. Finally, the system is a bore system - which means there is more physical space for patients, similar idea to a more spacious “first class” seat versus a coach seat.

We belive medical care teams will appreciate the exam technology imaging . We use a 160-slice CT, 35 cm PET LSO detector, artificial intelligence and image quantification software to allow 2.9 mm “grain of rice” imaging precision.

It’s a significant undertaking to upgrade medical imaging technology, so we appreciate all the teams involved to help make it a reality!

We think our patients will appreciate the new technology exam experience and we believe the technology advancement will help care teams tremendously with more accurate staging imaging precision.

This system is located in our Sacramento location - and we thought patients and care teams would appreciate seeing install photos

The NCPIC team looks forward to supporting patients and care teams with this modern technology.

Happy Halloween Northern California!
10/31/2025

Happy Halloween Northern California!

Great healthcare happens at San Juan! The team at NCPIC enjoyed the Dignity Health Neurological Institute meeting t...
10/20/2025

Great healthcare happens at San Juan! The team at NCPIC enjoyed the Dignity Health Neurological Institute meeting this month. We’re thankful to collaborate on imaging.

A little about the medical imaging technology patients receive here at Northern California PET Imaging Center for their ...
10/08/2025

A little about the medical imaging technology patients receive here at Northern California PET Imaging Center for their exams.

We’re now using - on all patients - revolutionary “digital PET imaging” - which allows quicker exams for patients with more exam precision for care teams.

For those unfamiliar, positron emission tomography ( ) imaging was developed about 40 years ago and was widely unchanged until recently - from detectors to imaging detectors. (Similar to cameras).

The digital innovation in PET technology brings tremendous clinical and patient improvements:

•Improved exam sensitivity and specificity (resulting in more precise exams)
•50% less patient “table time”
•quicker imaging
•Increased patient exam comfort
•safer imaging for exams
•“Grain-of-rice” 2.9 mm image precision

NCPIC has been pioneering molecular PET imaging since 1992 working closely with , and more to support their care teams.

This technology is now available in Northern California at our Sacramento and Rocklin locations.

The team at Northern California PET Imaging Center (NCPIC) is incredibly passionate about imaging!That passion is refl...
09/09/2025

The team at Northern California PET Imaging Center (NCPIC) is incredibly passionate about imaging!

That passion is reflected in our Medical Director, Dr. DAFANG Wu who quite literally wrote the textbook on clinical nuclear medicine neuroimaging (and is available here at https://a.co/d/1i5rdZR).

We are grateful for Dr. Wu’s contribution, dedication and leadership to his field, and thankful his expertise is being installed to support Northern California care teams as a clinical expert.

His national expertise helps position NCPIC as a clinical leader, ensuring patients and care teams across Northern California receive the most precise and timely diagnoses, all within a trusted, expert community environment.

Congratulations!

The Northern California PET imaging team thanks the brilliant California State Assemblyman atterson for visiting our ex...
08/15/2025

The Northern California PET imaging team thanks the brilliant California State Assemblyman atterson for visiting our expert imaging center in the

It was a special visit, as Mr. Patterson sits on
the State of California Health and Consumer Protection committee, so we spoke on access, oncology and dementia innovation.
Also spoke about reducing care cost burdens for the estimated 136,000 high-deductible insurance patients in his assembly District 5.

Appreciate the visit!

NCPIC looks forward to your continued excellent work in California and beyond.

(The PET community thanks for your policy efforts in the early 2000’s also!)

I’m inviting you to join us to the beautiful Market (about J & 20th) for a collaborative fundraiser supporting - ...
07/25/2025

I’m inviting you to join us to the beautiful Market (about J & 20th) for a collaborative fundraiser supporting - Keaton’s child Cancer Alliance.

For those not familiar, Keaton’s raises funds for kids facing cancer through financial aid, care navigation, and Hope Chests.

The ranked this farmers market as the BEST in California - so visit our farmers by buying produce & support the kids on a beautiful Saturday morning event.

Look for the crew and the “aerial circus” - ages 5 to age 18 - who are supporting the cause about 10:00 am with “silks” aerial performances.

Keatons supports children and families originating at the Sutter Health (Roseville), Kaiser Permanente, and UC Davis Health - so please “like and share” this post to help build awareness. (NCPIC works with the adults on cancer imaging).

See some photos & the NCPIC team will see you tomorrow!

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3195 Folsom Boulevard
Sacramento, CA
95816

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+19167373211

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