I-Pet Scans Ingasiza Udokotela Wakho Ukuqaphela Uma I-Cancer Yakho Isakazekile
Uma unomdlavuza wesifo sofuba, udokotela wakho angase athole iskena se-PET. I-PET scan ingasiza ukuthola ukuthi umdlavuza wakho we-prostate usakaze yini kwezinye izindawo emzimbeni futhi, uma kunjalo, kuphi.
Iyini i-prostate Cancer?
Umdlavuza we-prostate uqala ku-prostate-isikhumba esincane esenza uketshezi lwesisu. Ngenye yezinhlobo ezivame kakhulu zomdlavuza emadodeni. Umdlavuza we-prostate uvame ukukhula ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ukuhlala ngaphakathi kwe-prostate gland, lapho kungase kungabangeli ukulimala okukhulu, ekuqaleni.
Nakuba ezinye izinhlobo zesifo somdlavuza we-prostate zikhula kancane futhi zingadinga ukwelashwa okuncane noma akukho, ezinye izinhlobo zinonya futhi zingasakazeka ngokushesha.
Umdlavuza we-prostate ophakeme ungabangela izimpawu nezimpawu ezifana nalezi:
- Kunzima ukuchama
- Ukunciphisa amandla ekusakazeni komchamo
- Igazi emzimbeni
- Ukuphazamiseka endaweni yangasese
- Ubuhlungu be-Bone
- Ukungasebenzi kwe-Erectile
Yini i-PET Scan?
Isichazamazwi esithi "PET" imelela positron emission tomography. Ngesikhathi isithwebuli se-PET, inani elincane le-radioactivity, elishayiwe emzimbeni wakho, litholakala ngaphandle komzimba wakho ngomshini omkhulu owaziwa ngokuthi i-PET scanner.
Ukuskena kwe-PET kuhilela ukujozwa kwesimo se-glucose ekhishwe ngomsakazo, ushukela omzimba owenzela noma owenzayo ngokwemvelo. Ama-tissue emzimbeni wakho asebenzisa i-glucose eningi futhi azosebenzisa eziningi ze-glucose ezikhethiwe nge-radioactively ezisetshenziselwa i-PET. Lezo zicubu zizobekwa uphawu nge-radioactivity engatholakala nge-PET scanner.
Ama-tissue amaningi ajwayelekile asebenzisa ngokushesha i-glucose enjengenhliziyo, isibindi, i-spleen, nezinso. Yini eyenza i-PET isetshenziswe ewusizo, noma kunjalo, ukuthi amangqamuzana omdlavuza ngokuvamile asebenzisa i-glucose eningi ngoba ahlukanisa futhi aphindwe ngezinga eliphakeme kakhulu kunezingqamuzana ezivamile.
Ngokuthola izingosi ezingavamile zokusetshenziswa kwe-glucose ephezulu ku-PET, odokotela banganquma lapho kungase kube khona izindawo ezengeziwe zomdlavuza ezihlakazekile kuwo wonke umzimba.
Lokhu kungasiza odokotela bakhethe ukwelashwa okufanele kakhulu.
Ezibhedlela eziningi, izibalo ze-PET manje zihlangene ne-CT ukuhlola ukusiza udokotela wakho ukuba akhethe kalula ukuthi umdlavuza wakho usakazeke kuphi.
PET Scan Alternatives kanye Izithasiselo
Ukusetshenziswa kokuhlolwa komdlavuza wesifo sofuba i-metastases kuyiskena esetshenziswa kakhulu futhi esilusizo. Ama-bone scans uhlobo lwe-imaging test elingatshela ukuthi umdlavuza wakho usakaze noma wenziwe yini emathanjeni akho. Ngenkathi yokukhipha amathambo, uzojova ngezinto ezinomsakazo, okusiza i-scanner ye-bone ukubona noma yikuphi ukungalungi emathanjeni akho kufaka phakathi umdlavuza kanye nokwahlukana.
Ngesizathu esithile, amangqamuzana omdlavuza we-prostate awubonakali ukusebenzisa ngokushesha i-glucose ebizwa nge-radioactively forject PET. Lokhu kusho ukuthi, noma ngabe kunomdlavuza we-prostate osakaze kwenye indawo yomzimba, isisindo se-PET singasiphuthelwa kakhulu.
Ukuze wenze i-PET yakho ishaye ngokunembile, udokotela wakho angase ancoma i-Axumin PET scan. I-Axumin ingumjovo osetshenziswe ngesikhathi sokuhlola kwe-PET futhi ingasiza udokotela wakho ukukhomba izindawo zokuphindaphinda umdlavuza.
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Iwebhusayithi ye-Axumin Injection. 2017.