CAT scans vs MRI scans

[Monticore]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Nah, bro. You're much better off using PET/CT for oncology. F18 Sodium Fluoride is also better than MRI and bone scintigraphy for skeletal lesions related to prostate and breast cancer.

PET/CT is not as readily available at least around here, for staging it is the gold standard for most CA I would assume but MRI has the advantage of not using radiation. Our CT vendor said that CT’s cause 2% of all CA in the US , didn’t fact check that but figured the guy trying to sell us his equipment would lie a bout that , doses are getting lower every year though .

CT has just become such a crutch for doctors it often over prescribed, if I have already located and sized a kidney stone or confirmed an appendicitis on ultrasound you do t really need the CT , but they still order it.