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Hello @annebauer19
You ask a good question. As you know, on Mayo Connect we are not medical professionals, but patients who share their experiences. I'd like to tag some of those members in Connect to see if they have some information about your question. I'd like to tag @marvinjsturing
and @ryanmary3341
There is also a discussion about the PET scan in Connect's pancreatic cancer discussion, here is the link, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pet-results-pre-potential-whipple-treatments/.
Perhaps your husband's oncologist or radiologist could help you with this? It wouldn't hurt to ask the question.
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@annebauer19 @hopeful33250 My experience began 7 years ago. My oncologist wanted to do CT scans after my Whipple. CT scans work better when contrast is used. My chemo damaged my kidneys and my body cannot handle the contrast. I had PET scans for 5 years because instead of contrast they use a radioactive sugar which my kidneys can handle. Since my cancer came back a year and a half ago, I have been going back to Mayo every 3 months for a PET/MRI scan.