It depends on what part of the body is being scanned and why the scan is necessary. You should ask your doctor or radiologist. If you can't reach them your best bet is not to eat.
Depends on the type of study that you are having.
If you are having a non-contrast study, that you can eat till your heart's content any time before the procedure.
If you are having a contrast enhanced study, then generally it would be best to not have eaten for at least 2 hours. This is more of just a precaution. In an emergency situation, your prior eating will have no effect of the quality of the scan. The reason you are asked not to eat anything prior to a contrast enhanced study is to minimize the possible nausea that you might experience if food is in your stomach during the contrast injection.
Depends on the hospital, but just in case I would delay eating
It depends on what part of the body is being scanned and why the scan is necessary. You should ask your doctor or radiologist. If you can't reach them your best bet is not to eat.
can you smoke before a cat scan
No you cannot smoke before a PET scan because it will alter the results and it will be detecting in you system which may cause problems with the scanning process.
Because it could pick up the food in your system on the ct scan
A full body PET scan can take 30 to 45 minutes. A scan of a single lamp or a single organ can take as little as 10 minutes.
He'll yes.
Can I smoke before ct scan
You can not eat carbohydrates before a Pet scan because it can show a raise in activity and metabolism in your body. This is because your body breaks down carbohydrates to store energy and the scan will show an inaccurate reading.
No you cannot smoke before a PET scan because it will alter the results and it will be detecting in you system which may cause problems with the scanning process.
no
should you eat before having a ct scan of the chest and abdomen
PET scan
cat scan
you can not eat or drink at least 4 hours before the procedure
Do you mean PET scan? That is a scan for cancer metastases, I believe.
Are you talking about a PET scan?
What does mediastinal blood pool maximum SUV is 2.5 on a PET scan?
A PET scan shows what level / stage (if any) the cancer is at. An MRI scan doesn't do this, the reader, looks for abnormalities on the scan which shows up everything in the body.
Yes, but bone scan has to be completed first.