ANSWERING YOUR QUERIES ABOUT THE PET SCAN


A Positron emission tomography (PET) scan is a type of imaging test that uses a radioactive substance called a tracer to look for disease in the body. A PET scan shows how organs and tissues are working. Basically, a PET scan is an imaging technique that is used to examine inside body parts and to test how well your whole body is working. This scanning procedure is largely used to detect cancers, brain conditions, and heart diseases. A PET Scan provides a doctor with information about blood flow and how your body is utilizing sugar and oxygen.

 

A PET scan is usually paired with a CT scan to detect the cancer stages and diagnose cancer cells in the body. Let's get aware of some essential things you would want to know about the PET scan procedure.

 

WHY A PERSON MIGHT UNDERGO A PET SCAN?

 

As discussed above, a PET scan is done for reasons but it is commonly used for cancer detection, heart conditions, and brain diseases. It also helps doctors and specialists in understanding and determining how well the treatment is going. Your doctor might use a PET scan to determine heart diseases like to check areas of blood flow, and irregular heartbeat, to determine the consequences of a heart attack, and to find treatment for clogged arteries. Your doctor might also recommend a PET scan to determine brain conditions that you might be having.

 

HOW WILL THE PREPARATION BE LIKE?

 

It is not a very complicated procedure, but a very simple one. The doctor will ask you about your medical history, medications you are taking, and current medical conditions you are suffering from.

 

HOW IS A PET SCAN DIFFERENT FROM CT SCAN?

 

Let's discuss CT scans first before we move ahead toward PET scans. A CT scan or a computed tomography scan uses X-ray radiation to create cross-sectional pictures of the body's organs and tissues. A CT scan is ideal for monitoring body tissues, cancer stages and assessing heart diseases.

 

Now let's try to understand PET scans. A PET- CT scan or Positron Emission Tomography is a combined procedure that is used to distinguish between healthy and diseased tissue. The combined scan gives a better and more detailed image of the patient's body organs. It will tell the doctor which body parts are working properly. It also tells which part is healing or where the treatment is working.

 

A PET Scan is considerably a safe procedure and is known for its successful detection of cancer, breast cancer, and cancer recurrence. A PET Scan provides the most successful result during the diagnosis of certain diseases, thus, increasing the possibility of receiving the right treatment at the right time.

 

Sohana Cancer Research Institute has the latest and modern machinery for accurate diagnosis of your condition. Book an appointment today and get yourself evaluated in time.

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