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FirstWhat is PET SCAN ??!!

• Short description

• A PET (Positron Emission Tomography) scan is an
  imaging test that allows your doctor to check for
  diseases in your body. The scan uses special dye
  that has radioactive tracers.
• These tracers are either swallowed, inhaled, or
  injected into a vein in your arm depending on
  what part of the body is being examined.
• our organs and tissues then absorb the tracer.
  The tracers help your doctor to see how well your
  organs and tissues are working.
• The PET scan can measure blood flow, oxygen use,
  how your body uses sugar, and much more.
• PET scan are most commonly used to detect -
  CANCER, HEART PROBLEMS, BRAIN DISORDERS including
  CNS ltCentral Nervous Systemgt.

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What PET Scanner Detects?!

• PET SCANNER CAN

• Measure vital functions such as blood flow,
  oxygen use, and glucose (blood sugar) metabolism
  to help doctors identify organs and tissues that
  are not working properly.
• Detect tumor cells for initial cancer staging
  (classification)
• Evaluate how well a patient's treatment plan is
  working, allowing the care to be adjusted, if
  necessary.

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How is a PET scan different from a CT or MRI
scan?

• One of the main differences between PET scans and
  imaging tests like a CT MRI is that the PET
  scan reveals metabolic changes in an organ or
  tissue earlier at the cellular level.
• This is important and unique because diseases
  often begin with functional changes in the cells.
• A PET scan can often detect these very early
  changes, whereas a CT or MRI detect changes a
  little later.

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PET-CT SCAN??!!

• A PET-CT scan combines a CT scan and a PET scan
• It gives detailed information about your cancer.
• The CT scan takes a series of x-rays from all
  around your body.
• The PET scan uses a mildly radioactive drug to
  show up areas of your body where cells are more
  active than normal.
• You usually have a PET-CT scan in the radiology
  department as an outpatient.
• A radiographer operates the scanner. It usually
  takes between 30 and 60 minutes.

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Why you might have it??!!

• PET-CT scans are for many types of cancer.
  They are generally thought to be more accurate in
  diagnosing cancer than PET scans alone.
• PET-CT scans can help to
• Diagnose cancer
• stage a cancer, so doctors know whether it has
  spread, decide whether you can have surgery to
  remove your cancer
• find the place in the body where you cancer first
  started to grow (primary cancer)
• After you have had treatment for cancer, a scan
  may show an area that looks like there might
  still be some cancer left. This might not be
  cancer but scar tissue left over from the cancer
  killed off by your treatment.

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How does a PET-CT scan work?

• A PET scan creates pictures of organs and tissues
  in the body.
• First, a technician gives you an injection of a
  small amount of a radioactive substance.
• Your organs and tissues pick up this substance
• Cancer cells pick up a lot, because they tend to
  use more energy than healthy cells.
• Then a scan shows where the radioactive substance
  is in your body

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Getting ready for a PET-CT scan

• When you schedule a PET-CT scan-
• you might need to drink only clear liquids after
  midnight the night before the scan.
• You might need to stop eating and drinking at
  least 4 hours before the scan
• Tell your doctor or nurse about all the
  medications you take
• Mention any allergies and other medical
  conditions
• If you are breastfeeding or might be pregnant,
  tell your doctor (A PET scan could be dangerous
  for the baby).
• You need to stay still and holding breathe at
  times during scan.
• If your PET-CT is for radiation treatment
  planning, you might wear a mask or cast during
  the scan

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Having the PET-CT scan

• The couch slowly slides backwards and forwards
  through the scanner.
• The machine takes pictures as you move through
  it.
• The scan is painless but can be uncomfortable
  because you have to stay still.
• Tell your radiographer if youre getting stiff
  and need to move
• Its not particularly noisy but youll hear a
  constant background noise.
• When its over, your radiographer will come back
  into the room and lower the couch so you can get
  up.

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After having scan -

• Your radiographer removes the tube from your arm
  before you go home
• You can then eat and drink normally. Someone will
  need to take you home if youve had medicine to
  help you relax
• The radiotracer gives off very small levels of
  radiation that go away very quickly
• But for the rest of the day you shouldnt have
  close contact with pregnant women, babies or
  young children

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Possible risks??!!

• A PET-CT scan is a safe test for most people. But
  like all medical tests it has some risks.
• Your doctor and radiographer make sure the
  benefits of having the test outweigh these risks
• Pregnant women should only have the scan in an
  emergency. Theres a risk that the radiation
  could harm the baby.
• If you are breastfeeding, let the department know
  a few days before your appointment
• He will let you know if you need to stop
  breastfeeding for a length of time after having
  the radioactive drug. The radiation in the
  radioactive tracer is very small. Drinking plenty
  of fluids after your scan will help to flush the
  drug out of your system.

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How is a PET-CT scan different than a CT scan?

• Doctors combine these tests because a CT scan and
  PET scan show different things.
• A CT scan shows detailed pictures of tissues and
  organs inside the body.
• A PET scan shows abnormal activity. So, the 2
  scans together provide more information about the
  cancer.

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Questions to be asked to your doctor?

1. Who will do the PET-CT scan?
2. What will happen during the PET-CT scan?
3. How long will it take?
4. Is the imaging facility accredited to do PET-CT
   scans?
5. What can I eat or drink before the scan? What
   should I avoid?
6. When will I learn the test results? How will you
   tell me?

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