Ngaba uceliwe ukuba wenze i-PET scan? Makhe sithethe ngale nto ngokweenkcukacha!

Molo! Xa ugqirha ekuxelela nge-`(PET Scan)`, usenokuba uzive unomdla kancinci, mhlawumbi woyika kancinci, akunjalo? Enyanisweni kuyinto eqhelekileyo kakhulu. Kuba akumangalisi ukuvakalelwa ngaloo ndlela xa ufunda ngento entsha. Ngoko ke namhlanje siza kuthetha ngokuba yintoni le `(PET Scan)`, yintoni eyenzayo, indlela yokuyilungiselela, nayo yonke into ekufuneka uyazi ngendlela elula kakhulu, njengokuthetha nomhlobo. Emva koko uya kukwazi ukuqonda ngcono oku.

Yintoni i-PET scan?

Ngamafutshane, i-"PET Scan" imfutshane kakhulu kwi -Positron Emission Tomography scan . Olu luvavanyo olukhethekileyo olusetyenziselwa ukubona indlela amalungu kunye nezicubu ezingaphakathi emizimbeni yethu ezisebenza ngayo. Cinga ngayo njengokuthatha "umfanekiso osebenzayo" wezinto ezingaphakathi emizimbeni yethu.

Kolu vavanyo, sisebenzisa inani elincinci lekhemikhali enemisebe ekhuselekileyo kakhulu . Siyibiza ngokuba yi-`(Radiotracer)`. Emva kokuba oku kufakwe emzimbeni, imifanekiso ithathwa kusetyenziswa ikhamera ekhethekileyo, eyi-`(PET Scanner)`. Ingcali yale `(Radiotracer)` kukuba ukuba kukho iiseli emzimbeni wethu ezinesifo esithile, ezo seli zifunxa le `(Radiotracer)` ngakumbi. Njengokuba umntu olambileyo etya kakhulu xa ebona ukutya. Ngoko ke, i-scanner inokufumana iindawo apho le `(Radiotracer)` ifunxe khona ngakumbi. Yiloo nto inceda oogqirha bethu ukuba babone ukuba kukho nayiphi na ingxaki yempilo.

Oogqirha badla ngokusebenzisa le "(PET Scan)" ukuze baxilonge umhlaza baze babone ukuba unyango lomhlaza lusebenza kangakanani. Ayipheleli apho, ikwanceda kakhulu ekuchongeni ezinye izifo zentliziyo kunye neengxaki ezinxulumene nobuchopho.

Yintoni umahluko phakathi kwe-PET scan, i-CT scan, kunye ne-MRI?

Usenokuba ukhe weva nge-`(CT scan)` okanye `(MRI)` scan. Ngoku makhe sibone ukuba ezi zinto zahluke njani kwi-`(PET Scan).`

• (CT Scan): Oku kusebenzisa ii-X-ray.
• (I-MRI Scan): Oku kusebenzisa iimagnethi kunye namaza erediyo.

Zombini ii-CT scans kunye nee-MRIs zisinika imifanekiso engabonakaliyo yezitho zomzimba kunye nezakhiwo ezingaphakathi emizimbeni yethu. Oko kukuthi, sibona kuphela ukuba zibukeka njani ngelo xesha.

Nangona kunjalo, i-PET scan yahlukile kancinci. Ngenxa yokuba isebenzisa i-radiotracer esathetha ngayo ngaphambili, i-PET scan isibonisa indlela amalungu ethu asebenza ngayo ngexesha langempela . Oko kukuthi, kufana nokuwabukela ephila. Enye into ebalulekileyo kukuba i-PET scan inokubona utshintsho kumalungu ethu nakwizicubu zethu kwinqanaba leseli ngokukhawuleza kakhulu kunezinye ii-CT kunye ne-MRI scans.

Ngamanye amaxesha ugqirha wakho unokucebisa i-"PET Scan" kunye ne-"CT Scan" ngaxeshanye. Oku kubizwa ngokuba yi-"PET-CT scan". Xa ezi zimbini zidityanisiwe, sifumana imifanekiso enemilinganiselo emithathu (3D). Oku kusenza sikwazi ukwenza uxilongo oluchanekileyo.

Ezinye izibhedlele ngoku zisebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obutsha obubizwa ngokuba yi-"(PET/MRI)`` scan. Oku kungathatha imifanekiso ecacileyo nesemgangathweni ophezulu. Isetyenziswa kakhulu ekufumaneni nasekujongeni umhlaza wezicubu ezithambileyo ezifana nezo zobuchopho, intloko nentamo, isibindi kunye ne-pelvis.

Yintoni kanye kanye ejongwa yi-PET scan?

Ugqirha wakho unokuyalela i-PET scan ukujonga umzimba wakho naziphi na ezi mpawu:

• Umhlaza: Imizekelo ibandakanya umhlaza webele, umhlaza wemiphunga, kunye nomhlaza we-thyroid.
• Isifo sentliziyo: Isifo semithambo yegazi ye-coronary, isifo sentliziyo, okanye ezinye izifo zentliziyo.
• Iingxaki zobuchopho: Iimeko ezifana neethumba zobuchopho, isifo sokuwa, isifo sengqondo esixhalabisayo, kunye nesifo sika-Alzheimer.

Ndidinga nini i-PET scan?

Ngokubanzi, i-PET scan inokulinganisa imisebenzi ebalulekileyo emzimbeni wethu, efana nokuhamba kwegazi, ukusetyenziswa kweoksijini, kunye nemetabolism yeswekile yegazi (iglucose) . Inokunceda ekuchongeni amalungu kunye nezicubu ezingasebenzi kakuhle.

Kwimeko yomhlaza:

Ukuba ugqirha wakho ukrokrela ukuba unomhlaza, mhlawumbi baya kukucebisa ukuba wenze i-PET scan, kuba oku kunokunceda ekufumaneni nasekuxilongeni umhlaza.

Ukuba sele ufunyenwe unomhlaza, ugqirha wakho unokuyalela ngaphezulu kwe-PET scan enye ngexesha lonyango lwakho. Kukho izizathu ezahlukeneyo zoku:

• Jonga ukuba umhlaza usasazeke na kwamanye amalungu omzimba (usususwe kwi-metastasized) .
• Vavanya ukuba unyango lwangoku luphumelele kangakanani .
• Jonga ukuba umhlaza "uphinde wabuya" na emva konyango.
• Vavanya uqikelelo lomhlaza.

Kwimeko yesifo sentliziyo:

Ukuba unengxaki yentliziyo, ugqirha wakho unokucebisa ukuba wenze i-PET scan ukuze ajonge izinto ezifana nezi:

• Jonga ukuba kukho na indawo yentliziyo yakho echaphazelekileyo kukuhlaselwa yintliziyo.
• Chonga ukuba zeziphi iindawo zesihlunu sentliziyo ezinokungenelwa kutyando lwe-angioplasty okanye lwe-coronary artery bypass .

Ukuba uneempawu zenkqubo yemithambo-luvo:

Ukuba uneempawu ze-neurological, ugqirha wakho unokucebisa ukuba uhlolwe i-PET ukuze ujonge iingxaki zengqondo, ezifana neethumba, isifo sokuwa, kunye nezinye iimeko zenkqubo ye-nervous system.

Isebenza njani i-PET scan?

I-PET scan luhlobo lovavanyo olubizwa ngokuba yi -nuclear medicine imaging . Amayeza enyukliya abandakanya ukunika inani elincinci kakhulu nelikhuselekileyo lezinto ezine-radioactive, ezifana nee-radiotracers esixoxe ngazo ngaphambili, nge-IV injection.

Okwenza ii-PET scans zahluke kwezinye iindlela zokuthatha imifanekiso kukuba zigxila kwiinkqubo kunye nomsebenzi weemolekyuli ezenzeka emizimbeni yethu . Ke ngoko, zinokukwazi ukubona isifo kwasekuqaleni.

Khawuthelekelele, ukuba uneeseli ezigulayo emzimbeni wakho, ezo seli zifunxa uninzi lwe-`(Radiotracer)` kuneeseli eziphilileyo. Sizibiza ezi ndawo zokufunxa okwandisiweyo `(Iindawo ezishushu)` . `(I-PET Scanner)` ibona le radioactivity kwaye idale imifanekiso yezicubu ezichaphazelekayo. Njengoko besitshilo ngaphambili, kwi-`(PET/CT)` scan, imifanekiso ye-X-ray ethathwe kwi-`(CT scan)` kunye nemifanekiso ethathwe kwi-`(PET scan)` iyadityaniswa ukunika isiphumo sokugqibela.

Ndingayilungiselela njani i-PET scan?

I-PET scan yinkqubo yokunyanga ngaphandle kwesibhedlele . Oku kuthetha ukuba ungaya ekhaya ngaloo mini inye xa usenza i-scan. Ugqirha wakho uza kukunika imiyalelo eneenkcukacha malunga nendlela yokulungiselela i-scan. Nangona kunjalo, kufuneka uqaphele oku kulandelayo:

• Kubaluleke kakhulu ukunika ugqirha wakho uluhlu oluchanekileyo lwamayeza onke, iivithamini, izongezo, kunye nee-allergies ozisebenzisayo .
• Ukuba ucinga ukuba ukhulelwe, okanye ukuba ungumama oncancisayo , qiniseka ukuba uxelele ugqirha wakho.
• Musa ukutya nantoni na kangangeeyure ezintandathu ngaphambi kovavanyo. Nangona kunjalo, ukuba unesifo seswekile , ugqirha wakho angatshintsha eli cebiso. Ngoko ke thetha nogqirha wakho ngalo mba.
• Ungasela amanzi kuphela .
• Ukuba uvavanywa intliziyo, kuphephe ukusela nantoni na equlethe i-caffeine (njengeti okanye ikofu) iiyure ezingama-24 ngaphambi kovavanyo.
• Nxiba iimpahla ezikhululekileyo . Shiya ubucwebe besinyithi, iiglasi, amazinyo okufakelwa, kunye neentsimbi zokubopha iinwele ekhaya.
• Ukuba uziva ungakhululekanga okanye uxhalabile xa ukwindawo exineneyo , xelela ugqirha wakho. Banokukunika isithomalalisi esithambileyo ukukunceda uphumle ngexesha lovavanyo.

Yintoni onokuyilindela ngexesha le-PET scan?

Xa kwenziwa i-PET scan, ezi zinto zilandelayo zihlala zenzeka:

• Okokuqala, uza kunikwa inaliti ye-IV ye-radioactive tracer. Kusetyenziswa isixa esikhuselekileyo. I-radiotracer esetyenziswa kakhulu yiFluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) .
• Emva koko kufuneka uhlale esitulweni kangangeyure . Ngeli xesha, i-`(Radiotracer)` ihamba ngegazi lakho ize ingene kwizitho zakho zomzimba. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuhlala ungashukumi ngeli xesha. Kuba ukuba uhamba kakhulu, i-`(Radiotracer)` ingaya kwiindawo zomzimba wakho ezingahlolwayo. Awuyi kuva i-`(Radiotracer)` ingena emzimbeni wakho.
• Ukuba wenza i-PET/CT scan, unganikwa inaliti yedayi yomahluko . Oku kwenza imifanekiso ye-CT scan icace ngakumbi.
• Emva koko uza kulaliswa etafileni yovavanyo, uze uthathwe usiwe kwi-PET/CT Scanner. Esi skena simile njengedonathi, sinomngxuma embindini. Lo mngxuma umalunga ne-30 intshi ububanzi.
• Kufuneka uhlale ungashukumi ngexesha lokuskena (okuthatha malunga nemizuzu engama-30 ). Ukuhamba kunokubangela ukuba imifanekiso ifiphale.
• Usenokuva isandi sokubhuza okanye sokukhaba njengoko iskena sithatha imifanekiso. Oku kuqhelekile.
• Ngaphambi kokuba uhambe, ingcali yezobuchwepheshe iza kuhlola iiskeni ize iqinisekise ukuba zicacile.

Kuthatha ixesha elingakanani ukwenza i-PET scan?

Yonke inkqubo ye-PET scan ingathatha malunga neeyure ezimbini .

• Kuthatha malunga nemizuzu engama-60 ukuba umzimba wakho ufunxe i-``(Radiotracer)``. Ngeli xesha, kufuneka uhlale uzolile kwaye ungashukumi.
• I-``(PET Scan)'' yokwenyani ithatha malunga nemizuzu engama-30 .
• Emva koko, kuya kufuneka ulinde ixesha elithile ngelixa ingcali ijonga imifanekiso kwaye iqinisekisa ukuba icacile.

Ngaba kukho naziphi na iingozi okanye iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga koku?

Ngokubanzi, i-PET scan luvavanyo olukhuselekileyo kakhulu , kwaye iingxaki azixhaphakanga. I-radioactivity kwi-radiotracer iphantsi kakhulu. Ayihlali emzimbeni wakho ixesha elide. Ufanele usele amanzi amaninzi emva kwe-PET scan. Oku kuya kunceda ukususa i-radioactive tracer emzimbeni wakho ngokukhawuleza.

I-PET scan inokubangela umngcipheko kuphela kwezi meko zikhethekileyo:

• Ukuba ukhulelwe okanye uncancisa, akufuneki wenze i-PET scan . Oku kungenxa yokuba imitha inokuba yingozi kumntwana osesiswini kwaye ingadlulela kumntwana ngobisi lwebele.
• Abanye abantu bane-allergy kwi-radiotracer kwi-PET scan okanye idayi yomahluko kwi-CT scan.Inokwenzeka. Kodwa olu hlobo lwempendulo aluqhelekanga kakhulu kwaye ludla ngokuba buthathaka. Ukuba ziyenzeka, iqela lezonyango linokuzinyanga ngokukhawuleza ngamayeza.
• Abantu abanesifo seswekile basenokungakwazi ukufunxa iswekile kwi-radiotracer ngokufanelekileyo. Oku kunokuchaphazela iziphumo zeskeni. Ugqirha wakho uza kukunika iingcebiso malunga nendlela yokutshintsha ukutya kwakho kunye namayeza ngaphambi kovavanyo.

Ndiza kuzifumana nini iziphumo ze-PET scan?

Ingcali ye-radiology, eqeqeshwe ngokukodwa ukufunda ii-PET scans, iya kuhlola ii-scan zakho, ibhale ingxelo, ize iyithumele kugqirha wakho. Le nkqubo idla ngokuthatha malunga neeyure ezingama-24 .

I-PET scan luvavanyo oluluncedo kakhulu nolukhuselekileyo ngokubanzi olusetyenziswa ngoogqirha ukuvavanya umhlaza, isifo sentliziyo kunye neemeko zobuchopho.

Ngoko ke, ekugqibeleni, izinto ekufuneka uzikhumbule...

Ukuba uceliwe ukuba wenze i-PET scan, ungakhathazeki ngayo. Luvavanyo olukhuselekileyo kwiimeko ezininzi kwaye lunokuba luncedo kakhulu ekufumaneni isifo.

Ukuba unemibuzo okanye iinkxalabo malunga nolu vavanyo, ungathandabuzi ukubuza ugqirha wakho okanye umongikazi . Bakho ukukunceda nokukunika ulwazi oludingayo. Baza kuphendula yonke imibuzo yakho. Ngoko ke, phumla kwaye ulandele imiyalelo kagqirha wakho.

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