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Fasting for 4 hours is needed.
Please carry all medical documents, including doctor referrals, previous reports of any CT, MRI etc.
Always try to reach 15 min before appointment time as the radiopharmaceutical (tracer) used for 18F-DOPA PET-CT has a short half-life, and any delay may cause tracer decay, and you may be rescheduled for another day.
Please carry identification proof such as an Aadhar card, pan card etc.
On many occasions, the 18F-DOPA Brain PET-CT is accompanied by 18F-FDG PET-CT for differential diagnosis. You may be asked to come on another day for the same with same preparations.

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कृपया डॉक्टर रेफरल, सीटी, एमआरआई आदि की पिछली रिपोर्ट सहित सभी चिकित्सा दस्तावेज साथ रखें।
हमेशा अपॉइंटमेंट समय से 15 मिनट पहले पहुंचने का प्रयास करें क्योंकि 18F-DOPA PET-CT के लिए उपयोग किए जाने वाले रेडियोफार्मास्युटिकल (ट्रेसर) की हाफ-लाइफ छोटी होती है, और किसी भी देरी मे आपको एक और दिन पुनर्निर्धारित किया जा सकता है।
कृपया आधार कार्ड, पैन कार्ड आदि जैसे पहचान प्रमाण साथ रखें।
कई अवसरों पर, 18F-DOPA BRAIN PET-CT के साथ 18F-FDG BRAIN PET-CT की जरूरत हो सकती है और ये परीक्षण दुसरे दिन में होती है। आपको दुबारा किसी और दिन भी आना पड़ सकता है।

After registration and payment, the patient's medical history is taken, including checking referral, treatment, investigation records, history of last meal and any allergy to contrast media, pregnancy or breastfeeding status, etc., depending on the clinical requirement.
An intravenous cannula is fixed for tracer and contrast media administration.
The patient is injected with radioactive material (18F-DOPA) and advised to relax for a duration to allow the tracer to be distributed with an adequate target to background ratio.
The patient is taken for the scan, which may take around 15 minutes. Recorded images are verified, and the patient is advised accordingly in need of a repeat or delayed images.
Once these sequences are over, the patient is free to have a meal and go home. The entire procedure takes approximately 2–3 hours. In the case of delayed images, this time may increase.

18F-DOPA PET-CT for Brain