PET CT SCAN in Bangalore
Whole Body PET CT, also called FDG PET-CT, It examine the body in a way that is diagnostically very useful. It is a medical imaging technique which uses a equipment which combines positron emission tomography (PET) scanner and a computed tomography (CT) scanner in a single system. The images derived from both can be taken all together and one after another.
How is Test Done?
A small amount of radioactive drug is given to patient before the test .The medicine may be given by injection. The patient has to wait at least 45-60 minutes before the medicine gets completely absorbed by the body. After that technician takes the patient to PET machine for scanning, during the scan patient is asked to remain still. This is a completely painless process.
A PET scan is a very efficient way of examining the many diseases like tumours malignancy etc, A PET CT Scan is used to detect the cancer of brain, breast, cervical, lung, prostrate.