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A member asked:
Can i ask mr ent to send me for a pet scan bacause i've had swollen nodes in the necl for 6months can he do it?
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Yes: Anyone can order you a pet scan if there is an appropriate indication for it.
Answered 9/28/2016
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No: In order to get a pet scan, you either have to have a cancer diagnosis or have a solitary lung nodule.
Answered 3/21/2013
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You can ask: You certainly ask, or switch doctors and ask the new one. However, you need to know a pet/ct scan should only be performed when medically necessary, like any imaging test. For a pet/ct, a patient is both injected with a radioactive drug, and irradiated with x-rays from a ct. You should get one only when the medical problem outweighs the risk, which very well may be true in your case.
Answered 5/3/2013
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