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Tuesday, January 3, 2012
About PET Scan
What is a PET scan?
A PET scan (positron emission tomography) is an imaging test that can help reveal how your tissues and organs are functioning. To show this chemical activity, a small amount of radioactive material must enter your body.
The precise type of radioactive material, and its delivery method, depends on which organ or tissue is being studied by the PET scan. The radioactive material may be injected into a vein, inhaled or swallowed.
What are PET scans used for?
Currently, PET scans are most commonly used to detect:
- cancer
- heart problems
- brain disorders
- central nervous system disorders
Duration of procedure/surgery:
The test takes between 1.5 to 2 hours to complete.
Days admitted:
PET scan is done on an outpatient basis. No hospitalization is required.
Risks:
A radioactive substance is used during a PET scan, but the amount of radiation that you are exposed to is low and is not considered dangerous.
However, for pregnant woman and for woman who are breastfeeding, the radioactive material might be harmful.
A PET scan (positron emission tomography) is an imaging test that can help reveal how your tissues and organs are functioning. To show this chemical activity, a small amount of radioactive material must enter your body.
The precise type of radioactive material, and its delivery method, depends on which organ or tissue is being studied by the PET scan. The radioactive material may be injected into a vein, inhaled or swallowed.
What are PET scans used for?
Currently, PET scans are most commonly used to detect:
- cancer
- heart problems
- brain disorders
- central nervous system disorders
Duration of procedure/surgery:
The test takes between 1.5 to 2 hours to complete.
Days admitted:
PET scan is done on an outpatient basis. No hospitalization is required.
Risks:
A radioactive substance is used during a PET scan, but the amount of radiation that you are exposed to is low and is not considered dangerous.
However, for pregnant woman and for woman who are breastfeeding, the radioactive material might be harmful.
News Articles
Cancer protection secret revealed - BBC UK
http://www.malaysiaoncology.org/article.php?aid=620&PHPSESSID=fdc
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7861474.stm
http://www.malaysiaoncology.org/article.php?aid=620&PHPSESSID=fdc
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7861474.stm
Cancer Gene Therapy (P53)
Channel 4 About Gene Therapy
Cancer Research UK
Available in Malaysia (Under very restrictive conditions and special permission from MOH)
Heartscan Malaysia, 107&109 Jalan Maarof, Bangsar, 59000, Kuala Lumpur
Treatment Available in China
Treatment Available in Phillipines
Patients can now get treated in hospitals such as St. Luke's Medical Center, The National Kidney Transplant Institute, and the Manila Doctors Hospital. Other hospitals will follow.
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