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What is PET Scan?

Positron emission tomography, also known as PET scan, is an imaging technique which produces a three-dimensional image of functional structures of the body. PET scans are often used with CT or MRI scans to provide both anatomic and metabolic information.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 1 1 Efficacy_slight
General health 1 0
Bone Pain 1 0
Stroke 1 0
refractory seizures 1 0
MSA (Multiple System Atrophy) 1 0

See all 2 patients currently having PET Scan

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with PET Scan

Hospitalization 1

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of PET Scan

Always
 0 0%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 100%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of PET Scan

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 1 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of PET Scan

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 100%

Report created on May 28, 2012.