Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has filed a petition in the Supreme Court. In which he has said that the interim bail should be extended by 7 more days because the doctors have advised him to get a PET-CT scan done. According to AAP, Arvind Kejriwal’s health is not good and seeing the symptoms, the doctor says that it could be cancer or a serious kidney problem.
Now the question arises that when is an abdominal CT scan done? Also, which cancer is detected?
The full form of CT scan is called Computed Tomography. It is a complete scan test. This is such a test. By which the images of muscles, bones and organs inside the body can be detected. With the help of CT scan, internal injuries and bleeding can be easily detected. Not only this, problems related to bones can also be detected through it.
What is the difference between PET-CT and CT-SCAN?
PET scan is often done to detect serious diseases like cancer and brain disorders. PET scan is more expensive than CT scan. It is effective in detecting serious diseases like cancer. In PET scan, a picture of the inside of the body is taken through radioactive material. If there is any change in metabolism, you can easily see it in PET scan. Whereas in CT scan, only the pressure in bones, organs, tissues can be detected.
The number of cancer patients is increasing day by day across the world. According to the World Health Organization, the statistics of the International Agency for Research on Cancer, an agency that conducts special research on cancer, are very shocking. According to this data, by 2050, 3.5 crore cases of cancer may increase across the world.
According to this organization, looking at the increasing cases of cancer, it is not wrong to say that the reason behind it is tobacco, alcohol, bad lifestyle and air pollution. Cancer cases are increasing rapidly all over the world. In such a situation, digital PET-CT scan is very important.
These diseases are detected through PET CT
oncology means cancer
Neurology or brain related diseases
Cardiology i.e. heart related diseases
parkinson’s disease
schizophrenia
Epilepsy
Advantages of PET scan or CT scan test
The advantage of this scan test is that it gives accurate and complete information about the disease. You cannot even imagine that if any disease is hiding inside the muscles, it will detect it. By getting the test done at the right time, you can avoid the most dangerous disease.
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