Patient & Visitors
How you plan for PET CT Scan:
Information to tell your doctor:
- If you've ever had an allergic response
- If you've been ill recently or you have another medical condition
- If you're taking any medicines or supplements
- If you're pregnant or you think you might be pregnant
- If you're breastfeeding
- If you're afraid of enclosed spaces (claustrophobic)
Your doctor will give you precise instructions on the best way to prepare for your PET CT Scan. A basic principle is to stay away from laborious activities for two or three days before the scan and to cease eating six hours before the PET CT Scan.
What you can anticipate
The PET-CT or PET-MRI scanner is an enormous machine that seems to be a big doughnut-shaped standing upright, like basic CT or MRI scanners.
Throughout the whole process, the technique requires around two hours to finish and commonly doesn’t need an overnight hospital stay.
Things you might be asked before the scan:
- Change into a clinic dress
- Empty your bladder
- A member of your doctor's team injects the radioactive drug (tracer) into a vein in your arm or hand. You may shortly feel a cold feeling moving up your arm. You rest and remain silent in a chair for 30 to 60 minutes while the tracer is absorbed by your body.
- Inform about latest blood sugar and kidney function test