HEALTH
THE IMPORTANCE OF PET-CT IN ONCOLOGY Positron Emission Tomography, more commonly known as PET-CT, is a fundamental investigation in oncology patients, providing valuable information on disease behaviour and serving as a guide for medical specialists to plan the most effective treatment for each patient.
Dr. Luis Villar, Nuclear Medicine Specialist and the person in charge of HC Marbella’s PET/CT Unit explains what a PET-CT is and its significance in oncology. PET-CT is a nuclear medicine investigation which encompasses two tests: one morphological and the other metabolic. PET provides metabolic information following the injection of a radiopharmaceutical which is then metabolised in the patient’s body, being deposited in those areas where disease exists.
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