FES PET/CT
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What is FES PET/CT?
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Learn more about the FES PET/CT, so you can discuss the benefits with your physician:
A molecular imaging diagnostic PET agent for recurrent or metastatic ER+ breast cancer patients
How Does FES PET/CT Work?
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What are the Benefits of FES PET/CT?
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Who is a Candidate for FES PET/CT?
A FES PET/CT scan is very useful diagnostic tool for some breast cancer patients:
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What to Expect on your FES PET/CT Scan Appointment
A FES PET/CT scan is very useful diagnostic tool for several prostate cancer indications:
- Please arrive approximately 15 minutes before your scheduled appointment time to allow for the registration process.
- Please wear warm and comfortable clothing to keep on during the scan.
- No fasting is required prior to the FES PET/CT scan.
- Patients should drink 32-ounces of water the morning of the scan.
- After check-in, you will be taken to a private room where the radioactive tracer will be administered as an intravenous injection in your arm.
- You will rest comfortably for 60 minutes while the radioactive tracer is absorbed throughout your body.
- You will empty your bladder prior to the scan.
- You will be taken to the PET imaging machine, where you will lie still on the scanner bed and remain for approximately 20 minutes while the machine scans your body. The FES PET/CT scan is completely painless and has no side effects.
- The scans are sent to the nuclear medicine physician to evaluate. That report and the PET images are then reviewed by your physician, who will contact you with the results within 1-2 business days.
- No strenuous exercise is recommended for the day of your scan, such as working out, jogging, etc.
- You can expect to be at the imaging center for approximately 2 hours from start to finish.