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A doctor or other trained health professional will give you or your child this medicine. This medicine is given through a needle placed in one of your veins just before you have a PET scan.
Drink enough water to be hydrated before the PET scan.
You will need to urinate right away and as often as possible for at least 1 hour after the PET scan.
Portions of this document last updated: Feb. 01, 2024
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