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18F-FDG Whole body PET-CT
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18F-FDG whole body PET-CT is commonly referred to as PET-CT scan or PET scan. The PET-CT is the imaging modality that can perform multiple tests, including 18F-FDG Brain PET-CT, 68Ga-PSMA PET-CT, 68Ga-DOTA PET-CT, 18F-DOPA PET-CT, 18F-PSMA PET-CT, 18F-Choline PET-CT, 68Ga-DOTA-Exendine along with many others. The majority of these tests have different rates and different preparation. The choice of the test depends upon the patient's clinical conditions and is decided by the referring clinician. 18F-FDG Whole body PET-CT is performed to look for an unknown primary when metastatic disease is discovered somewhere in the body, staging the patient with a known primary, and monitoring the effect of therapy post chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery, or surgery any other suitable method of treatment. It is also used to detect the recurrence of the disease. Many doctors prefer this test even before the biopsy as it can guide for a suitable site for biopsy, possible origin of disease, and stage.
Test information: Fasting: 4-6 hours
Reporting: Within 2 hours*
- Patient should be fasting for 4-6 hours before the appointment time.
- Drinking plain water is allowed and encouraged. There is no need to hold urine.
- Diabetic patients should NOT take anti-diabetic medicines, including insulin, on the appointment day. In case your fasting blood sugar is more than 200 mg/dL, kindly consult your physician and get it controlled. It should be below 200 mg/dL on the scan day without taking any anti-diabetic medicine or insulin.
- Please carry all previous medical records, i.e. doctor's referral, reports of previous PET-CT, CT scan, MRI, USG, biopsy etc. and the treatment records. Previously, if PET-CT is done, kindly carry CD to compare any changes since the last study.
- Please carry a recent Serum Creatinine blood test report. If not done previously, with additional applicable charges, it can be done at the centre. You need not wait extra for the results as both tests go parallelly.
- If the patient is allergic to contrast media, please inform the staff.
- Female patients must inform their pregnancy status or breastfeeding before injecting radiopharmaceuticals.
- Always try to reach 15 minutes before appointment time as the radiopharmaceutical (tracer) used for 18F-FDG 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.
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