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Guest guest Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Hi PET = Positron Emission Tomography SPECT = Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography X-rays, CT Scans, and MRI can image structure (e.g. anatomy) whereas PET and SPECT scans can image function (eg, physiology/metabolism). SPECT Scans can provide info about blood flow to tissue and thus help determine how well it is functioning. As part of the family of nuclear imaging techniques, PET and SPECT scans use small amounts of intravenously injected radioactive isotopes to measure differences in their rates of absorption in healthy vs diseased tissue. Tissues absorb the radionuclide as it is circulated in the blood. As a camera rotates around the patient, it picks up photons, the radionuclide particles. This information is transferred to a computer that converts the data onto film. The images are vertical and/or horizontal cross-sections of the body part and can be rendered into 3-D format. - Edith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2004 Report Share Posted May 8, 2004 At 06:26 AM 5/3/2004, you wrote: >Hi > >PET = Positron Emission Tomography >SPECT = Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography snip----------------------- Dear Edith, I loved your description of SPECT. I also belong to a gyn cancer list (since I had gyn cancer myself) and was wondering if I could copy and paste your definition to a list of Acronyms and definitions I send to this list to help all of us with cancer find out what the heck all this stuff means. I would give you credit if you wish. Hugs, Diane S. endometrial cancer survivor BP daughter PS thanks for this BP list. I've learned how to deal with my dd so much more effectively. The three " C " s have really helped me deal with the guilt I've carried around for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2004 Report Share Posted May 8, 2004 Diane S. wrote: > Dear Edith, > > I loved your description of SPECT. I also belong to a gyn cancer list > (since I had gyn cancer myself) and was wondering if I could copy and paste > your definition to a list of Acronyms and definitions I send to this list > to help all of us with cancer find out what the heck all this stuff means. > I would give you credit if you wish. > > Hugs, > Diane S. > endometrial cancer survivor > BP daughter > > PS thanks for this BP list. I've learned how to deal with my dd so much > more effectively. The three " C " s have really helped me deal with the guilt > I've carried around for years. Dear Diane, After spending most of my life surrounded by PD'd family members, it feels good in my old age to be addressed as " Dear " Edith. And, yes, the guilt can be deadly. But that's how the BPD's in our lives try to *control* us -- through Fear, Obligation, and Guilt (FOG). No problem re the SPECT info (see below). I'm glad the info is useful and no credit to me is necessary. In the real world, knowledge truly IS power. Its always good to hear about cancer survivors. I worked part-time for 12 years helping prepare research papers for a doctor (MD/PhD) with four specialities in medicine (ie, oncology, immunology, hematology, and internal medicine). And, after 37 years teaching, now I'm just an old retired college professor (ie, psychobiology, statistics, & research methods) who has nothing better to do with my time than help Randi by running herd on these WelcomeToOz lists. It would have been wonderful to have had the info about BPD that is available today a lifetime ago but it just didn't happen that way. Perhaps you and others here might like to join my read-only GalFriday list about BPD stuff I've been collecting. Just let me know offlist at . My private list is at: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/GalFriday - Edith Survivor - BPD/NPD mother and hubby; and List Manager & Gal Friday on the WelcomeToOz Family of NonBP Email Support Groups << PET = Positron Emission Tomography SPECT = Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography X-rays, CT Scans, and MRI can image structure (e.g. anatomy) whereas PET and SPECT scans can image function (eg, physiology/metabolism). SPECT Scans can provide info about blood flow to tissue and thus help determine how well it is functioning. As part of the family of nuclear imaging techniques, PET and SPECT scans use small amounts of intravenously injected radioactive isotopes to measure differences in their rates of absorption in healthy vs diseased tissue. Tissues absorb the radionuclide as it is circulated in the blood. As a camera rotates around the patient, it picks up photons, the radionuclide particles. This information is transferred to a computer that converts the data onto film. The images are vertical and/or horizontal cross-sections of the body part and can be rendered into 3-D format. >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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