Disadvantages
- Because of the radioactive dye use, pregnant women cannot undergo this scan.
- It is expensive.
- Diabetics may need special care before undergoing a scan.
- Areas of high chemical activity show up as bright spons on the scan. [Insert The Fault in Our Stars]
Special dye can be taken orally, be injected into a vein or inhaled.
- The procedure is non invasive and takes about half hour to complete
- PET Scans may be able to pick up areas of concern that are missed by CT Scans.
- It can detect mental diseases.
Advantages
FUN FACT:
This procedure is outpatient, so if you get a PET Scan you can leave and go home.
A special dye is ingested which will show areas of high chemical activity in the body.
It measures blood flow, oxygen use, and it is used to detect cancers, heart problems as well as brain diseases.
What does it detect?
How does it work?
A PET SCAN, which stands for Positron Emission Tomography, is an imagery technique which is used for the detection of diseases within the body
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