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Subramaniam says the three-scan limit applies to any tumor type, not just lung, and he and his investigators are researching whether additional scans have value in other cancers, including colorectal and breast cancers.
Can you have too many PET scans?
PET and PET-CT scans have risks. Also, PET, and especially PET-CT scans, expose you to high levels of radiation. The effects of radiation add up over your lifetime. This can increase your risk of cancer. Multiple scans should not be done unless medical evidence shows that they would help.
Is there a limit to how many CT scans you can have?
There is no recommended limit on how many computed tomography (CT) scans you can have. CT scans provide critical information. When a severely ill patient has undergone several CT exams, the exams were important for diagnosis and treatment.
When can PET scan be repeated?
Conclusions: The optimal time to perform a repeat FDG-PET/CT scan after the completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and high-dose radiotherapy to maximize its accuracy for restaging patients with NSCLC is about 1 month after the last dose of radiation.
Do PET scans cause damage?
However, a PET scan is totally safe and there are no potential side effects that follow it. PET scans work like this: the radioactive compound that is injected into the body requires time to travel to the area that is to be imaged.
What cancers do not show up on a PET scan?
On the other hand, tumors with low glycolytic activity such as adenomas, bronchioloalveolar carcinomas, carcinoid tumors, low grade lymphomas and small sized tumors have revealed false negative findings on PET scan.
What are the disadvantages of a PET scan?
Limitations of a PET Scan A PET scan is less accurate in certain situations: Slow-growing, less active tumors may not absorb much tracer. Small tumors (less than 7mm) may not be detectable. High levels of blood sugar can cause the cells to absorb this normal sugar rather than the radioactive, injected kind.
How many PET scans are safe in a year?
"With the CMS requirement that there be no more than three PET/CT scans covered after the first line of treatment, that's looking at it in a depersonalized way that may be harmful to patients on an individualized basis," Copeland says.
What can too many CT scans cause?
Several potential negative effects of overuse have been identified. The risk of radiation-related cancers has been the most heavily publicized. A December 2009 study in Archives of Internal Medicine projected that as many as 29,000 excess cases of cancer could result from CT scans performed in 2007.
How long does a whole body PET scan take?
How long does a PET scan take? The entire PET scan process takes about two hours. It can take up to 60 minutes for your body to absorb the injected radiotracer. During this time, you'll need to sit quietly and limit your movements.
