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PET SCAN - POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY

WHAT IS A PET SCAN USED TO DIAGNOSE?

A PET scan is used to diagnose and stage patients with cancer, as well as patients with certain brain and heart disorders.

In cancer, a PET scan can:

  • Distinguish benign from malignant tumours
  • Stage cancer by showing metastases anywhere in the body
  • Prove whether or not treatment therapies are working

In the heart, a PET scan can:

  • Quantify the extent of heart disease
  • Determine, after a heart attack, if the heart muscle would benefit from surgery

In the brain, a PET scan can:

  • Positively diagnose Alzheimer's disease for early intervention
  • Locate tumours in the brain and distinguish tumour from scar tissue
  • Locate the focus of seizures for some patients with epilepsy
  • More accurately assess tumour and other sites in the brain for delicate surgery
 
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