PET Scan: What It Is, Types, Purpose, Procedure & Results
2022年10月19日 · Positron emission tomography (PET) scans detect early signs of cancer, heart disease and brain conditions. It involves an injection of a safe radioactive tracer that helps detect diseased cells. Advertisement
PET Scan for Cancer: What You Need to Know - Verywell Health
2023年5月23日 · A PET scan for cancer uses a tracer with low levels of radiation to find places in your body where cells are unusually active. PET scans reveal possible cancerous areas earlier than other forms of testing can, making them very valuable for early detection and treatment.
Positron emission tomography scan - Mayo Clinic
A PET scan is an effective way to help discover a variety of conditions, including cancer, heart disease and brain disorders. Your health care provider can use this information to help diagnose, monitor or treat your condition.
Getting a PET scan? What to expect - MD Anderson Cancer Center
2015年4月27日 · What is a PET scan? A PET scan uses a radiotracer to measure things like blood flow, oxygen use and sugar metabolism. A PET scan shows how your tissues and organs are functioning. It also can let you and your doctors know if cancer treatment is working. Follow your PET scan prep for best results
PET Scan: Purpose, Procedure, and Side Effects - Verywell Health
2024年10月13日 · A positron emission tomography (PET) scan detects abnormal cell metabolism to diagnose cancer, heart disease, and brain disorders. Learn about the benefits of a PET scan and possible side effects or risks.
PET/CT scan for cancer - Cancer Treatment Centers of America
2021年10月29日 · Learn how a PET/CT scan is used for cancer diagnosis and treatment, how long it takes, what it shows, and the benefits and risks of this type of imaging.
The Role of PET/CT Scans in Oncology | Stanford Health Care
Read about the advantages of the PET/CT scanner in providing sophisticated imaging to assess all types of cancer, including tumors and metastatic disease.
PET scan | Tests and scans - Cancer Research UK
A PET scan can help to: show up a cancer; find out how big it is and whether it has spread (stage a cancer) show whether a lump is cancer or not; decide the best treatment for your cancer; show how well a treatment is working; After you have had treatment for cancer, a CT scan may show that there are still some signs of the cancer left.
Positron Emission Tomography (PET Scan) - Harvard Health
2023年2月2日 · Cancer — PET scans can be used to detect cancerous tumors, to determine how much cancer has spread) and to determine how well cancer treatment is working. They are used most often in patients with brain cancer, colorectal …
Positron Emission Tomography - PET Scan - Stanford Health Care
A PET scan (positron emission tomography scan) monitors the biochemical functioning of cells by detecting how they process certain compounds, such as glucose (sugar). PET can detect extremely small cancerous tumors, subtle changes of the brain and heart, and give doctors important early information about heart disease and many neurological ...
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