PATIENT PREPARATION FOR A PET/CT SCAN FOR ONCOLOGY STUDIES:

• Wear comfortable clothing

• You need to be fasting for 8 hours prior to your appointment.  If you have diabetes then you are required to fast for 4 hours

• ALTHOUGH YOU NEED TO FAST, YOU ARE STILL ABLE TO DRINK WATER

• NO strenuous activity for 24 hours prior to the PET/CT scan appointment

• Please notify your physician if there is a possibility that you may be claustrophobic.

• Please notify your physician immediately if you are pregnant, suspect you may be, or are a nursing mother. You will need further evaluation before the PET/CT exam can be conducted.

 PATIENT PREPARATION FOR A PET/CT SCAN FOR CARDIAC IMAGING:

CARDIAC VIABILITY FOR DIABETIC PATIENTS

• Patient must fast for 4 hours prior to the appointment
• No strenuous exercise 24 hours prior
• The patient should bring along their insulin or oral diabetic medication

CARDIAC VIABILITY FOR NON-DIABETIC PATIENTS

• Patient must fast for 4 hours prior to the appointment
• no strenuous exercise 24 hours prior

RUBIDIUM-82 FOR MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION

• NO caffine products after midnight the day of the exam
• Nothing to eat or drink 1 hour prior to the appointment
• Discontinue asthma medications for 48 hours prior to the appointment
• Discontinue nitroglycerin patch for 20 minutes prior to the appointment

PATIENT PREPARATION FOR A PET/CT SCAN FOR NEUROLOGICAL IMAGING:

• No patient preparation