Dɛn ne PET scan (Positron Emission Tomography) a wɔde yɛ nhwehwɛmu? Momma yensua ho ade kɛkɛ!

Ebia wo duruyɛfo no atu wo fo sɛ yɛ PET scan. Nnipa binom suro asɛmfua ‘scan’ kakra bere a wɔka saa no. Nanso nokwarem no, ɛnyɛ biribiara a ɛsɛ sɛ wosuro. Eyi yɛ mfiridwuma a ɛkɔ anim yiye a ɛboa yɛn ma yehu nea ɛrekɔ so wɔ yɛn nipadua mu ne sɛnea nyarewa renya nkɔso ankasa. Momma yɛnka nea ɛyɛ, sɛnea wɔyɛ, ne sɛ ebia ɛsɛ sɛ yesuro no ho asɛm.

Dɛn na PET scan yɛ ankasa?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, PET scan yɛ sɔhwɛ titiriw bi a ɛhwɛ sɛnea yɛn nipadua no akwaa ne ntini ahorow reyɛ adwuma. Ɛyɛ soronko wɔ X-ray, CT anaa MRI scan ho, efisɛ scan afoforo kyerɛ nipadua no mu mfonini nkutoo. Nanso, PET scan nso tumi hu sɛnea yɛn nkwammoaa no reyɛ adwuma yiye. Ansa na oduruyɛfoɔ no bɛyɛ saa nhwehwɛmu yi no, ɔde aduru bi a ɛyɛ radioactive (a wɔfrɛ no `radiotracer` anaa `tracer`) bɛhyɛ wo nipadua mu. Eyi te sɛ aduru titiriw bi. Nsuro, ɛrempira nipadua no. Afei PET scan afiri no betumi ahu sɛnea saa ade yi di akɔneaba wɔ nipadua no mu ne baabi a ɛboaboa ano. Sɛ saa ade yi boaboa ano wɔ baabi pɔtee bi a, ebetumi ayɛ yare bi ho sɛnkyerɛnne. Fa PET scan afiri yi sɛ donut kɛse bi. Mpa bi tu wɔ ne mfinimfini. Wɔsoma wo sɛ wɔnkɔyɛ scan no bere a woda mpa no so no. Wɔmfa afiri yi nhyɛ mu koraa te sɛ MRI afiri, enti nnipa dodow no ara nte nka sɛ wɔakyere wɔn.

Dɛn ne mfaso horow a ɛwɔ PET scan so?

Nnuruyɛfo de PET scan di dwuma titiriw de hu nyarewa, siesie wɔn ho ma oprehyɛn, na wɔhwɛ sɛnea ayaresa ahorow reyɛ adwuma yiye. Wɔtaa de di dwuma ma kokoram, komayare, ne amemene mu nyarewa.

Wɔ Kokoram ho

Yɛn nipadua mu nkwammoaa hia ahoɔden na ama ayɛ adwuma. Kokoram nkwammoaa yɛ nkwammoaa bi a ɛde ahoɔden pii di dwuma sen nkwammoaa a ɛteɛ. PET scan betumi ahu ahoɔden a wɔde di dwuma kɛse yi. Afei, wɔ scan mfonini no mu no, mmeae a kokoram nkwammoaa no da adi sɛ nsensanee a ɛhyerɛn . Mpɛn pii no, PET scan tumi hu kokoram ansa na wɔayɛ nhwehwɛmu afoforo. Nso,

• Hwɛ sɛ kokoram no atrɛw akɔ nipadua no afã afoforo anaa.
• Hwehwɛ sɛ ebia ayaresa a wɔde ma mprempren no tu mpɔn anaa.
• Hwɛ sɛ kokoram no asan aba bere a wɔasa no yare awie no anaa.

Wɔ Koma Yare ho

PET scan betumi akyerɛ sɛnea wo koma reyɛ adwuma yiye. Sɛ wɔde `tracer` a yɛadi kan aka ho asɛm no gu wo nipadua mu a, ɛde wo mogya tu kwan kɔ wo koma mu. Scan no kyerɛ mogya dodow a ɛrekɔ wo koma no afã horow. Sɛ ɔfã bi nnya mogya a ɛdɔɔso a, ebetumi akyerɛ sɛ ɔhaw bi wɔ hɔ, te sɛ koma ntini a asiw. Wɔde hwɛ sɛnea koma no asɛe wɔ komayare akyi.

Wɔ Amemene Tebea horow ho

PET scan nso betumi aboa ma wɔahu tebea horow a ɛfa amemene no ho. Nhwɛsoɔ:

• Alzheimer yare a ɛma obi nya ɔyare
• Parkinson yare no
• Huntington ’s yare no
• Akisikuru (`Akisikuru`) .
• Akisikuru a ɛma obi hwe ase
• Amemene mu akisikuru (akisikuru) .

Nsonsonoe bɛn na ɛwɔ PET, CT, ne MRI mfonini ahorow ntam?

Nnipa adwene atu afra kɛse wɔ scan ahorow abiɛsa yi ho. Momma yɛnte nsonsonoe yi ase wɔ pon a ɛnyɛ den so. Esiane eyi nti, nnuruyɛfo binom de mfiri a wɔde afrafra a wɔfrɛ no PET/CT anaa PET/MRI di dwuma. Saa scan ahorow yi tumi hwɛ nipadua no nhyehyɛe ne ne dwumadi nyinaa wɔ scan biako mu, enti nea efi mu ba no yɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ kɛse.

Wobɛyɛ dɛn asiesie wo ho ansa na wɔayɛ scan?

Nneɛma kakraa bi wɔ hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ wusiesie wo ho ansa na woayɛ PET scan. Saa anammɔn yi a wubedi akyi pɛpɛɛpɛ no ho hia yiye na ama woanya nea efi mu ba no pɛpɛɛpɛ.

Nea edi kan no, ka nneɛma yi kyerɛ wo duruyɛfo:

• Allergies : Hwɛ hu sɛ wobɛka akyerɛ yɛn sɛ wowɔ allergies bi, titiriw wɔ contrast dye, iodine , anaa ɛpo mu nnuan ho.
• Ayaresa mu tebea afoforo: Sɛ wowɔ ayaresa tebea bi te sɛ asikreyare , yɛsrɛ sɛ ka ho asɛm kyerɛ yɛn.
• Nnuru a wonom: Ka nnuru, vitamin, ne nhabannuru a wonom nyinaa ho asɛm kyerɛ wo duruyɛfo.

Sɛ woyɛ ɔbea a, hwɛ yiye titiriw wɔ eyi ho:

• Sɛ woyɛ ɛna a ɔma nufu a: Worentumi mma wo ba no nufu kosi sɛ tracer no befi wo nipadua mu koraa. Enti, ɛho behia sɛ woyi wo nufusu no fi mu na woyi fi hɔ. Wo ne wo duruyɛfo nkasa na woahu bere tenten pɔtee a ɛsɛ sɛ wokwati sɛ wobɛma nufu.
• Sɛ woanyinsɛn anaasɛ wususuw sɛ woanyinsɛn a: Eyi ho hia yiye . Nneɛma a ɛma radioactive a wɔde di dwuma wɔ scan no mu no betumi apira akokoaa no. Enti ka eyi ho asɛm kyerɛ wo duruyɛfo na ka ɔkwan a eye sen biara ho asɛm.

Nneɛma a ɛsɛ sɛ wodi akyi da a edi scan no anim:

• Mfa wo ho nhyɛ apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ biara a emu yɛ den mu nnɔnhwerew 24 ansa na woayɛ sɔhwɛ no.
• Nnidi anaa nnom biribiara a ɛnyɛ nsu nnɔnhwerew kakraa bi ansa na wɔayɛ sɔhwɛ no.
• Yi dade agude nyinaa fi wo nipadua mu, te sɛ asomuade, kɔnmuade, ne nkaa.

Sɛnea wɔyɛ PET scan

Ɛwom sɛ nsakrae kakra wɔ hɔ a egyina baabi ne nea enti a wɔreyɛ scan no so de, nanso ɛtaa kɔ saa: 1. Wɔbɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ hyɛ ayaresabea atade. 2. Wɔbɛma wo hokwan akɔ aguaree ansa na wɔayɛ scan. 3. Afei wɔde tracer bi bɛhyɛ wo nipadua mu. Wobetumi de eyi ama sɛ aduru a wɔde twitwiw wo, sɛ aduru, anaa sɛ mframa a wohome. 4. Ɛsɛ sɛ wotwɛn simma 30 kosi 60 ansa na tracer no akɔ wo nipadua mu koraa. 5. Afei wobɛda scanner no mpa so. Mma nhinhim anaa nkasa bere a wɔreyɛ scan no.Ɛho behia sɛ wotra hɔ dinn paa. Eyi betumi agye bɛyɛ simma 30-60. Ebia wobɛte nnyigyei a ɛyɛ dede ne nea ɛrebɔ fi afiri no mu bere a wɔreyɛ scan no. Eyi yɛ sɔhwɛ a ɛnyɛ yaw. Nanso, nnipa binom betumi ate ɛyaw wɔ wɔn nipadua mu sɛ wɔtra gyinabea koro no ara mu kyɛ a.

So asiane anaa nsunsuanso bɔne bi wɔ hɔ?

Mpɛn pii no, PET scan yɛ sɔhwɛ a ahobammɔ wom yiye, nanso asiane ne ɔhaw ahorow bi wɔ hɔ a ebetumi aba.

• Ebia ɛbɛyɛ den ama nnipa a wɔwɔ claustrophobia (suro a wosuro sɛ wɔbɛtra mmeae a wɔato mu) sɛ wɔbɛtra afiri no mu. Nanso, wo duruyɛfo betumi ama wo aduru bi a ɛbɛma wo ho adwo wo wɔ mmere a ɛtete saa mu.
• Sɛ obi a ɔwɔ asikreyare no ntumi nni asikre dodow a ɛwɔ ne mogya mu no so a, ebia nea efi nhwehwɛmu no mu ba no nyɛ nokware.
• Ebia ɛyaw anaa kɔkɔɔ bi bɛba baabi a wɔde tracer no guu mu no.
• Ɛntaa mma sɛ akisikuru betumi aba wɔ tracer no ho, nanso mpɛn pii no ɛnyɛ den.
• Bio nso, wɔrenyɛ PET scan wɔ ɛna a onyinsɛn anaa ɔrema nufu so.

Momma yenhu nea afi mu aba no ho asɛm.

Sɛ nea efi PET scan no mu ba no san ba a, mmeae a nkwammoaa dwumadi kɛse wɔ no da adi sɛ mmeae a ɛhyerɛn. Eyi betumi ayɛ yare ho sɛnkyerɛnne. Nanso, ɛho hia sɛ yɛhyɛ no nsow sɛ ɛnyɛ bere nyinaa na sɛ obi fi mu ba pa wɔ PET scan mu a, ɛkyerɛ sɛ kokoram wɔ hɔ. Ebetumi nso ayɛ ɔyare mmoawa, ɔfe, anaa akisikuru a ɛnyɛ kokoram. Afei nso, sɛ wɔayɛ wo oprehyɛn, wɔde nnuru a wɔde sa yare, anaa wɔde mframa a ano yɛ den ayɛ wo nnansa yi a, ɛno betumi aka nea ebefi mu aba no. Enti, mma ɛnhaw wo dodo sɛ wubenya nea nea efi mu ba no kyerɛ bere a woanya no ho mfonini a edi mũ. Wo duruyɛfo de nea efii mu bae no bɛtoto nhwehwɛmu amanneɛbɔ afoforo ho, sɛ ɛho hia a, ɔkra sɛ wɔnyɛ nhwehwɛmu pii, na ɔkyerɛkyerɛ biribiara mu akyerɛ wo. PET scan, Positron Emission Tomography, Kokoram, Koma Yare, Amemene Yare, Aduruyɛ mu Nhwehwɛmu, CT Scan, MRI Scan, PET Scan