Video transcript: What Does That Really Mean? Part 3CT vs. PET Scans Hi, Im Kaylen Jackson and I am the MedicalOutreach Director for the Mesothelioma Center. And on this weeks What Does it ReallyMean, Im going to be going over the difference between a CT Scan, also known asa CAT scan, and a PET Scan, which are two different but related imaging procedures. A CT scan is really useful at yielding us informationabout boney organizes as well as some soft tissue. It rebuts the question what does it looklike. For sample a CT scan is effective at discoveringabnormal emergences or tumors that could indicate mesothelioma. The practice that its done is very similar toan X-ray. In fact it exploits the same technology, exceptthe camera angle is from the top down.And it also provides physicians of a cross-sectionview. So they can see the patient layer by layerand this grants them information about the parts as well as the circumventing tissue. A PET scan on the other hand hands us goodinformation about the running areas of the body. So this answers the question How is itworking? It can be really effective at helping us understandstaging because it presents us informed about how the cancer is growing.It can also help us understand how a treatmentis being effective for individual patients. The path that its done is the patient isinjected with a tracer that then zooms to the most energy consuming areas of the body. And actually when you look at the examinations themselves, its gonna seem really similar to when you tune in to your neighbourhood forecast canal. So youll meet areas of blue and green, aswell of red-hot areas of red and orange. And these are the most energy consuming regions. This is going to be the heart, the brain, as well as any areas where theres rapid cellular expansion which could indicate cancer.If you have any questions or would like anyadditional information please feel free to give us a scold. And thanks for watching ..
CT vs. PET Scans for Mesothelioma Patients
