PET CT Whole Body (Imaging)
Body Area: Arms / Hands
Body Parts: Shoulder
Symptoms: Numbness or Tingling
Description:
Uses CT to depict the anatomy of the body but also includes an injection of a small dose of radioactive material that concentrates in parts of the body involved with tumor and/or inflammation. Gives functional information about abnormal tissue and helps find areas involved with tumor that may have not been expected.