menreeq wrote:Why can't you get MRI? I'm curious...
Swirdfish wrote:Thanks all.
I wouldn't say I'm focused on the scans but I'm trying to establish a suitable for me method of determining if im still NED that i think is sufficient enough.
For some reason I'm not happy with what they have in place. I think it's lacking substance to say.
Also I eat very well and exercise majority of the week. Cardio and weights.
I will approach my ONC with the above knowledge or my surgeon for consideration.
Rectal cancer has a high local recurrence rate so why dont they scan for it?
Seems unsuitable to me.
Will CT scans every 6 months be too much radiation? Cant use MRI. I've already had a good fair share of radiation.
As CRguy said maybe imaging at different directions.
Stress isnt an issue with my life even as an engineer. Been in the job along time now.
Swirdfish wrote:All clear... yippie
Swirdfish wrote:menreeq wrote:Why can't you get MRI? I'm curious...
Was told a CT is more effective for a large area of the body. I think MRI are for specific small areas.
menreeq wrote:Swirdfish wrote:menreeq wrote:Why can't you get MRI? I'm curious...
Was told a CT is more effective for a large area of the body. I think MRI are for specific small areas.
This is true. MRI has limitations for field of view. Although it isn't standard right now, if radiation from medical imaging is an issue, it is possible to do MRI of the abdomen and pelvis, and then CT of the chest (to look at the lungs). This is because MRI is not good for evaluating lung nodules. My guess is that most Oncolgists don't order it (mine won't, even though the MRI specialists at Stanford would love it if they would order a PET/MRI for surveillance). Secondly, I have a feeling insurance companies won't pay for it.
Because I am young (like most of you), if I think im just getting too many CTs (quite a subjective opinion), I am gonna switch to MR if I can figure out the insurance logistics. I've only had 2 CTs, both in 2017. I don't mind getting one a year for 5 years. But if I start to have more, not necessarily for surveillance but perhaps complications like small bowel obstruction, I will think hard about MRI for the abdomen/pelvis, and limit CT to the chest.
This is a totally subjective opinion as a patient. I know it's not in the NCCN guidelines.
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