PET scan i hlau em? A thupuiah hian i lut nghal ang u!

I doctor chuan PET scan nei turin a ti che em? Nge he hming hi khawi emaw laiah i hre tawh em? He thu i hriat hnu hian tlem chuan hlauhna leh hriat duhna i nei tawh mai thei. ‘PET’ tih hi rannung hming vuah a ni a, hei hi eng ang scan nge a nih tih i ngaihtuah a ni mai thei. Engmah hlau suh. Vawiin hian he PET scan hi eng nge a nih, engtin nge a tih tih leh eng atan nge a hman tih te chu awlsam takin, i hriatthiam theih tur tawng hmangin kan sawi dawn a ni.

A awlsam zawngin PET scan chu eng nge ni?

PET scan hming kimchang chu Positron Emission Tomography scan a ni a . Mahse chu hming sei chu tumahin kan hmang lo, a tawi zawngin PET scan an ti.

Hei hi kan taksa chhung lam en nana hman thin test bik a ni bawk. Mahse scan chi dang nen chuan a danglam deuh hlek. Kan taksa peng leh taksa peng hrang hrangte hnathawh dan thlalak min pe a ni .

He test atan hian chemical him tak, radioactive tak tlemte chu vein hmangin i taksaah inject a ni. Hei hi radiotracer kan ti a . Tichuan, PET scan hmangin he chemical hi i taksa pum puiah engtin nge a kal tih en a ni.

Hetiang hian han ngaihtuah teh. Kan taksaa cell natna nei, a bik takin cancer cell te hi cell hrisel aiin an "riltam zawk" hle. An metabolism hi a rang hle. Chuvangin he radiotracer kan pek hi (a tam zawkah chuan sugar-ah a inzawm thin), chu "riltam" natna nei cell te chuan cell hrisel aiin an hip rang zawk a, an la lut tam zawk bawk. Naupang te te chocolate ei ang mai a ni.

Tichuan, scanner hmanga i en chuan radiotracer a khawlkhawm tamna hmunte chu "light a on tawh" ang maiin a lang. Doctor-te chuan hengte hi "hot spot" an ti bawk. Chutiang hmun eng mawi tak takte chu i en chuan taksaa harsatna awmna hmun dik tak chu i hre thei ang.

PET scan, CT leh MRI te hi eng nge an danglamna?

Mi tam tak chuan heng scan chi thum hi an buaipui thin. An pathum hian taksa chhung lam thlalak an la vek a. Mahse chu thlalakte lak dan leh chu thlalak atanga kan thu hriatte chu a danglam vek a ni. Hei hi awlsam taka hriatthiam tum ila.

Vawi tam tak chu doctor-te chuan scan chi hnih hlawkna an hmuh theih nan PET-CT scan an order ang. Chumi awmzia chu PET scan leh CT scan hi a rualin, machine khatah tih a ni tihna a ni. Tichuan taksa insiam dan (CT atang) leh a hnathawh dan (PET atanga) te chu thlalak pakhatah kan hmu thei ta a ni. Hei hian diagnosis dik tak siamna kawngah nasa takin a pui a ni.

PET scan hian eng ang natna nge a zawn?

PET scan hian kan taksaa thil pawimawh tak tak, thisen kal dan, oxygen hman dan leh glucose metabolism te a teh thei a ni. Chuvangin damdawi lam harsatna chi hrang hrang hriatchhuah nan hman a ni.

1. Cancer tan chuan:

PET scan hi cancer tan hman a ni ber.

• Cancer hriat theihna tur chuan:Taksa chhung hmun dangah cancer cell lo thang lian nia rinhlelhna a awm chuan PET scan hmangin finfiah nan a tangkai hle. Entirnan, hnute cancer, lung cancer, thyroid cancer, etc.
• Cancer a darh tawh em tih en rawh: Cancer a awm tih hriat chhuah a nih hnuah taksa pum pui scan vawi khat hmangin taksa peng dangah a darh (metastasized) em tih enfiah theih a ni.
• Enkawlna i chhang let em tih en rawh: Cancer enkawlna (e.g. chemotherapy) lai hian PET scan hmangin enkawlnate hian cancer cell a that em tih leh tumor chu a ti tlem em tih enfiah thin a ni.
• Cancer a lo let leh tawh em tih enfiah: Hei hi enkawl zawh hnua cancer a lo let leh tawh nia rinhlelhna a awm leh awm loh finfiah nan pawh hman a ni.
• Prognosis chungchang ngaihtuahna nei rawh: Doctor-te pawhin cancer hnathawh dan enin natna chu eng ang nge a nih dawn tih an sawi thei bawk.

2. Lung lam harsatna nei tan:

• Heart attack hnuah heart muscle a chhiatna engzat nge a awm tih en rawh.
• Thinlung hmun thenkhata thisen kal a tlahniam em tih leh chu hmun thenkhat chu angioplasty emaw coronary artery bypass surgery emaw hmangin hlawkna a awm dawn em tih hriatfiah rawh

3. Thluak lama harsatna nei tan:

• Brain tumor hnathawh dan en rawh.
• Epilepsy vei mi pakhat thluaka seizure tanna hmun dik tak zawn chhuah .
• Dementia leh Alzheimer natna ang chi natnaah thluak hnathawh dan inthlak danglamna hriatchhuah .

Engtin nge PET scan atan ka inbuatsaih ang?

PET scan hi outpatient hmanga tih a ni. Chumi ni vek chuan i haw thei tihna a ni. I doctor chuan i mamawh tur dik tak a pe ang che. Mahse a tlangpuiin heng thilte hi i fimkhur tur a ni.

Scan neih chhung hian eng nge thleng?

Scan ni-a i kal hunah chuan hetiang experience hi i nei ang.

1. Injection: A hmasa berin nurse pakhat chuan kan sawi tawh radiotracer (a tlangpuiin fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) an tih chi) chu i kut vein pakhatah a inject ang. Inject a nih chuan danglamna i hre lovang.

2. Darkar khat vel chawlh hahdam: Chumi hnuah chuan room reh takah darkar khat vel thutthlengah thut turin an ti ang che. He hun hi damdawi inject chu taksa pum puia a kal theih nan leh taksa peng leh taksa peng hrang hranga a tul anga a luh theih nan a mamawh a ni. Hemi hun chhung hian thlamuang taka awm a pawimawh hle a, che leh tawng tam lutuk loh a pawimawh hle. A chhan chu i che lutuk chuan radiotracer hi taksa ruh chhungah a lut tam thei a, chu chuan scan result a nghawng thei a ni.

3. Scanner lam pan chuan:Darkar khat hnuah scanning room-ah hruai i ni ang. Scanning machine nena inzawm exam table-ah mu turin an ti ang che.

4. Scanning: Khum chu zawi zawiin scanner chhungah a lut a. Machine chu donut lian tak ang mai a ni. I chhungah chuan ngawi reng leh che lovin awm turin an ti che a ni. Moving hian images a blur thei. Scan an tih lai hian machine atang hian click leh buzz ri i hre mai thei. A tih zawng zawng hi minute 30 vel a ni.

5. Scan zawhah: Scan zawh hnuah technician-in thlalak a chiang em tih a enfiah laiin rei vak lo i nghah a ngai ang. Engkim a OK chuan i haw thei ang.

Test pumpui, injection, chawlh hahdamna, leh scanning te pawh tiamin darkar hnih vel a ni .

Hei hian risk emaw side effect emaw a nei em?

Mi tam tak chuan ‘radioactive’ tih thumal an hriat hian an hlau hle a, mahse a takah chuan PET scan hi test him tak a ni.

Mahse, hlauhawmna a awm theihna tur thil tlemte a awm a:

• Nu naupai leh nau hnute pe mek: Hengah hian PET scan hi tih a ni lo a, a chhan chu radiation hian nausen tan a tichhe thei a, nausen hnute tui hmanga naute hnenah a kai theih a ni.
• Allergy: Mi thenkhat chuan PET-CT scan-a hman thin radiotracer emaw contrast dye emaw allergy an nei thei. Hei hi a tlem hle. Chutiang a nih chuan medical team te chuan enkawl nghal turin an inpeih reng a ni.
• Diabetes: Zunthlum vei te hian taksain sugar awmna radiotracer a lakluh danah inthlak danglamna an nei thei. Hei hian result a nghawng thei a ni. Chuvang chuan zunthlum i vei a nih chuan i doctor-in test hmaa i ei leh in leh damdawi thlak dan tur a hrilh ang che.

Scan result hi darkar 24 chhungin a awm tlangpui . PET scan thlalak chhiar tura a bik taka zirtir radiologist chuan thlalakte chu a enfiah ang a, report a siam ang a, i doctor hnenah a thawn ang. Chumi hnuah doctor chuan report chu a hrilhfiah ang che.