PET/CT fusion and cold

[Julie2]

I am going to have my PET/CT fusion on monday(no symptoms just for a routine checkup, as I never had one). I have severe cold and runny nose now. I am wondering whether it will show in the scan as a false positive , may be I should postpone my scan. Please share your thoughts.

Julie

[Lolly]

Julie, I dont' know about the false/positive aspect, probably a strong possibility, but you do have to fast before hand and are injected with a radioactive substance which can sometimes make one feel not so good. Since you are already not feeling so good, I'd postpone it if it was me.

<3 Lolly

P.S. You don't want to give your cold to the technician either....