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cat scan with barium

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gi tracjanderson1964 said:You are correct. Barium is
You are correct. Barium is for gi tract. They will inject iodine at the time of the scan for contast on other organs.
tell told me i would have to drink the barium are you saying when i get there they will also give me the dye so i will have both? that would make sense. I will miss the pet scans i thiunk they do a better job
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Dear Friend,harleywiz said:gi trac
tell told me i would have to drink the barium are you saying when i get there they will also give me the dye so i will have both? that would make sense. I will miss the pet scans i thiunk they do a better job
PET scan is basically a CT scan with radioactive sugar to show cancer activity. CT's are usually for routine check-ups during NED periods and PET scans are usually used when cancer activity is suspected.
Doctors however use these at their discretion.
Laz
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