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What is a PET scan And Why Is It Done?

by Manya Verma Health care and lifestyle

A PET scan or a positron emission tomography scan is a type of imaging test that allows the doctor to check for certain type of diseases in the body which are otherwise difficult to diagnose with other methods. In this test. As explained by experts from a cancer hospital in Patna, this test involves using a special kind of dye with radioactive tracers. Depending upon which area of the body is under examination, these tracers can be swallowed, inhaled, or injected. The targeted organ or tissue absorbs the tracers and under a special PET scanner, the doctors are able to clearly see the organ or the tissue functioning. Based on the fact that certain defective tissues and diseases increase the level of chemical activity in the affected area, an expert us able to clearly observe the dye collected in the area of higher chemical activity. Experts at the best cancer hospital in Bihar describe these as bright spots on the PET scan in Patna.

Other than this, a successfully conducted PET scan can also ably measure blood flow, oxygen use, sugar absorption, and other functioning details of the organs in order to highlight a problem area. Unlike a biopsy, a PET scan is an outpatient procedure and hence, the patient can easily leave at the end of the successful completion of the test.

Why is a PET scan performed?

An oncologist in Patna, like any other expert recommends a PET scan to inspect the blood flow, the oxygen intake, or the metabolism of the organs and tissues. Since, a PET scans can reveal problems at the cellular level, it gives an oncologist the precise view of complex systemic diseases.

 

At the top chemotherapy center India, PET scans are most commonly ordered to detect:

·       Cancer

·       Heart problems

·       Brain disorders, including problems with the central nervous system (CNS)

During a typical cancer treatment in Patna, experts advise patients after the PET scan to limit their contact with pregnant women and young children for at least 48 hours because the radioactive tracers will remain the system for at least 12 hours. It is also advised to drink plenty of healthy fluid after the scan to support the tracers to flush out of the system easily.

 

Paras Cancer Centre is the first hospital in Bihar to provide comprehensive cancer treatment and is the only hospital to have high-end PET CT technology.


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