Eight Major Advantages of PET-CT in Cancer Detection (Part 2)
Eight Major Advantages of PET-CT in Cancer Detection (Part 2)
PET-CT is a diagnostic technology that emerged in the early 21st century. Its widespread adoption within just a few decades is primarily due to advantages that ordinary diagnostic equipment like CT and MRI cannot match. Summarized below are eight major advantages of PET-CT examination:
V. High Accuracy Rate Exceeding 95%
Based on the characteristic high metabolic activity of malignant tumors, a fluorine-labeled glucose injection is administered before the PET-CT scan, causing abnormal concentration in the lesion areas, thereby identifying the affected parts. This method can effectively detect most tumors with an accuracy rate exceeding 95%.
VI. Non-invasive and Painless Entire Process
A PET-CT examination is essentially an imaging scan, much like sunlight exposure, causing no pain or trauma. The examinee only needs to receive an intravenous injection of a tiny amount of tracer and rest lying down, with no other discomfort.
VII. Low Radiation Dose, Safe and Reliable
The PET-CT examination involves radionuclide radioactivity, but the amount of nuclide used is very small, far less than that of a routine CT scan of a single body part. Furthermore, it has a very short half-life and remains in the examinee's body for a very short time, making the entire examination process safe and reliable.
VIII. Efficacy Evaluation of Cancer Treatment
After treatments such as surgery, radiotherapy, or chemotherapy, PET-CT imaging can clearly detect whether the tumor has changed, if the activity of cancer cells has decreased, and whether there has been spread to other parts of the body. This effectively improves local control rates, avoids unnecessary surgeries and harm, making it currently the best auxiliary instrument for various cancer treatments.
The PET-CT Center at Gansu Wuwei Medical Science Academy Cancer Hospital has introduced the American GE Discovery 710 Clarity super iterative PET-CT, which is the most advanced 256-ring LBS crystal PET/128-slice spiral CT in China. This equipment is the fourth PET-CT unit in Gansu Province and the only one in prefectural-level city hospitals across the province. It is a super iterative device launched by GE (USA) that leads the current world trend, offering higher sensitivity and specificity compared to ordinary PET/CT. Its unique high spatial resolution of 1.8mm can greatly enhance the detection capability for minute lesions, while simultaneously significantly reducing the scan time for whole-body examinations, lowering the radiation dose for the examinee, and yielding ideal diagnostic results. It is hailed as the crown jewel of modern high-tech medicine. The center boasts first-class radiopharmaceutical laboratories and is equipped with a medical cyclotron system capable of producing various specialized tracers (such as 11C, 13N, 18F) required for diagnosing different diseases. The purity of the produced pharmaceuticals exceeds national standards, reaching world-class levels, ensuring precise diagnosis for the vast number of patients. Our hospital's PET-CT Center has thus become the only one in Gansu Province that simultaneously conducts both 11C and 18F imaging.
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