what is axumin pet scan?
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Fluciclovine scan (also known as an “Axumin PET/CT exam”) is a nuclear medicine study using positron emission tomography (PET) with computed tomography (CT) to localize recurrent disease in patients who were previously treated for prostate cancer and now are presenting with increased prostate specific antigen (PSA).
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A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging test that helps reveal how your tissues and organs are functioning. A PET scan uses a radioactive drug (tracer) to show this activity. This scan can sometimes detect disease before it shows up on other imaging tests.
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Radiology Exam: Computed Tomography (CT or CAT) Scan A computed tomography scan, commonly referred to as a CT scan, is a diagnostic medical imaging exam. CT uses X-rays to produce multiple detailed images of inside the body, including organs, blood vessels and other soft tissues.
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An abdominal CAT scan is a painless test that uses a specialized X-ray machine to take pictures of a patient's organs, blood vessels, and lymph nodes. The doughnut-shaped machine circles the body, taking pictures to provide cross-sections of internal organs from various angles.
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Computerized Axial Tomography Scan (CAT) A CAT scan is an x-ray procedure that combines many x-ray images with the aid of a computer to generate cross-sectional views and, if needed, three-dimensional images of the internal organs and structures of the body.
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Axumin (Fluciclovine F18) injection is indicated for PET imaging in men with suspected prostate cancer recurrence based on elevated blood prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels following prior treatment.
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A VQ scan (ventilation-perfusion lung scan) is a nuclear medicine imaging study. VQ scans can be used to help diagnose pulmonary embolism in patients who cannot receive iodinated contrast (X-ray dye), such as that used in computed tomographic angiography (CTA).
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A bone scan is the opposite of a standard X-ray in the way that it creates an image. During an X-ray, radiation is sent through your body to create an image on film placed behind your body. In a nuclear scan, your body is emitting the radiation to the surface where it can be detected by the gamma camera.
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What is a sestamibi scan? A sestamibi (MIBI) scan measures the amount of blood being supplied to your heart. The scan is done in two parts: At rest - sitting and breathing normally. After a chemical or physical stress test - when your heart is beating faster after exercising on a treadmill or exercise bike.
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans use magnets and radio waves. Both produce still images of organs and body structures. PET scans use a radioactive tracer to show how an organ is functioning in real time. PET scan images can detect cellular changes in organs and tissues earlier than CT and MRI scans.
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Positron emission tomography (PET) scans show brain processes by using the sugar glucose in the brain to illustrate where neurons are firing. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans use echo waves to discriminate among grey matter, white matter, and cerebrospinal fluid.
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A SPECT scan is similar to an MRI study in that both can show 3D images and “slices” of the brain. However, whereas MRI shows the physical anatomy or structure of the brain, SPECT shows how the brain works. PET, another nuclear imaging technique, is very similar to SPECT but is a more costly imagining technique.
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Although lung tumors are often initially evaluated through a chest x-ray or CT scan, PET and PET-CT scans are highly accurate at determining whether a lung mass is cancerous and may even eliminate the need for surgical biopsy.
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If lymphoma is diagnosed, bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, lumbar puncture, chest x-ray, body CT, PET, bone scan, body MRI or abdominal ultrasound may be used to look for enlarged lymph nodes throughout the body and determine whether the lymphoma has spread.
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Full Body Bone Scan is a nuclear imaging test that helps diagnose and track several types of bone disease using tiny amounts of radioactive materials called tracers (radionuclides). These tracers accumulate in certain organs and tissues, such as bones.
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AXIRON is a prescription medicine that contains testosterone. AXIRON is used to treat adult males who have low or no testosterone due to certain medical conditions.
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The Nuclear Medicine Parathyroid Scan is an exam to determine the function and health of the parathyroid gland which regulates calcium uptake in the body. Nuclear Medicine scans are performed using very small amounts of radioactive material. The radioactive material is usually bound to other non-radioactive elements.