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PET CT Scan in Nepal

Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in Nepal at Purbanchal Cancer Hospital. It is a rapidly growing modality that has tremendously impacted the care of patients with cancer.

PET scans use a small amount of a radioactive substance, or tracer, to show differences between healthy tissue and diseased tissue.

The most commonly used tracer is ¹⁸F-FDG (Fluoro-deoxy-glucose).

The combination of PET/CT provides complete information about both structure (CT) and function (PET) in human body.