Why do people get a pet scan?
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Why do people get a pet scan?
8 doctors weighed in
Dr. Brian Wosnitzer
Nuclear Medicine
In brief:
PETs...
Pet scans can be used for a variety of purposes depending on the specific radiotracer used.
In brief:
PETs...
Pet scans can be used for a variety of purposes depending on the specific radiotracer used.
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Dr. Garry Choy
Radiology
In brief:
Cancer work-up
Usually patients get pet scans for cancer work-ups, diagnosis - but not always - can also be for inflammatory diseases.
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Dr. Mazen Ghani
Radiology
In brief:
Several reasons
Lung cancer, breast cancer, testicular and ovarian cancer, recurrent colorectal cancer, lymphoma, melanoma, recurrent brain tumors, tumor-therapy monitoring, and assessing effectiveness of treatments such as chemotherapy.
Coronary artery disease and myocardial viability.
Diagnosis of parkinson's, alzheimer's, huntington's, epilepsy, and stroke.
In brief:
Several reasons
Lung cancer, breast cancer, testicular and ovarian cancer, recurrent colorectal cancer, lymphoma, melanoma, recurrent brain tumors, tumor-therapy monitoring, and assessing effectiveness of treatments such as chemotherapy.
Coronary artery disease and myocardial viability.
Diagnosis of parkinson's, alzheimer's, huntington's, epilepsy, and stroke.
Dr. Mazen Ghani
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