1. We offer an advanced, safe examination.
2. We offer the medical treatment that promotes the health care.
3. We protect the advocacy and privacy.
2. We offer the medical treatment that promotes the health care.
3. We protect the advocacy and privacy.
A radiopharmaceutical, such as FDG (fluorodeoxyglucose), which includes both sugar (glucose) and a radionuclide (a radioactive element) that gives off signals, is injected into the patient and its emissions are measured by a PET/CT scanner. This tracer is a glucose analog that is taken up by glucose-using cells. PET scan would highlight a tumor's increased glucose consumption, while a CT scan would reveal its physical mass.
PET/CT can help refine cancer findings, alter treatment plans, and sometimes help patients avoid unnecessary surgeries. Oncology PET and PET/CT are used to diagnose, stage and restage (determine extent of), cancer as well as to evaluate the patient’s response to therapy.
PET/CT can help refine cancer findings, alter treatment plans, and sometimes help patients avoid unnecessary surgeries. Oncology PET and PET/CT are used to diagnose, stage and restage (determine extent of), cancer as well as to evaluate the patient’s response to therapy.
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If I have a PET-CT screening, Can you find all cancer? |
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No, I can’t. It is very difficult to find the cancer located in regions of the body that which the cancer which small cancer. |
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Do I have the pain at PET-CT Screening? |
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You have a pain level of the injection. We ask you for the fast on that day of the inspection. |
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If I have a PET-CT screening,Will I be exposed to radiation ? |
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Yes, you will be exposed to little radiation. One PET/CT scan is same as one or two stomach fluoroscopy. But this radiation is less than the amount of the radiation that man receives in one year in daily life. This is no influence in the human body.
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Reception ( about 5 min ) at Clinic
Physical examination ( about 5 min ) at ClinicChanging clothes & Interview ( about 15 min ) at ClinicFDG injection ( about 5 min ) at Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation (The nurse injects you with FDG.)Rest time with taking water ( about 50 min ) at Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation (You take a rest until FDG spreads in the inside of the body.)Urination ( about 5 min ) at Institute of Biomedical Research and InnovationPET/CT Scan ( about 20 min ) at Institute of Biomedical Research and InnovationTaking some refreshment at ClinicReceive your result ( about 10 min ) at Clinic
If you are having a PET/CT scan and your appointment is in the afternoon, you may have water in the morning but nothing else. If your appointment is in the morning, you should have nothing to eat or drink after midnight the previous evening. Do not have any food and drink for 6 hours prior to the reception.
To schedule your scan, or for further information about NISHI MEMORIAL IMAGING CLINIC, please contact us at
0120-93-7624
(Free dial number of our call center)
