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Title: PET CT Scan Cost

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PET-CT SCAN
A MORE ADVANCED TAKEAWAY FOR YOUR HEALTH
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FirstWhat is PET SCAN ??!!

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?!

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?