Clinical Procedure
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Positron Emission Tomography
Avoid adding sugary drinks to any premeds. This will interfere with the uptake of the radioisotope glucose administered in the 45nins before the scan.
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Dec 17, 2012
Timing of scan in relation to the time the radioactive isotope is injected is important, so try to minimise any delays between injection and scan.
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Nov 25, 2012
Consider avoiding dexamethasone in patients with tumour bulk (eg lymphoma) to avoid tumour lysis-syndrome, or the development of a steroid resistant tumour.
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Dec 17, 2012
For brain PET scans the patient will need to be awake following injection of radiolabelled glucose to encourage brain uptake.
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May 15, 2016