FDG PET/CT
Nuclear medicine · Planning care in Germany and Czechia
- Clinical name
- FDG PET/CT
- German
- FDG-PET/CT
- Czech
- FDG PET/CT
Imaging glucose metabolism in selected disease.
Before your appointment
Confirm fasting, diabetes instructions and the selected tracer. Tell the team about pregnancy, breastfeeding and recent treatments.
Time, hospital stay & appointments
Times are planning guides, not national averages or guaranteed schedules. They reflect published provider examples and patient guidance. The treating team confirms the individual plan, time needed near the clinic and fitness to travel. Waiting lists are not included.
- Procedure or course duration
- NHS PET example: 30–60 minutes of scanning, with tracer preparation beforehand.
- Hospital stay
- Usually outpatient, without an overnight stay for the test itself. Preparation or additional tests may extend attendance.
- Visits and repeat attendance
- Plan one attendance for the test and a results discussion. The referral assessment and any repeat or additional tests may require separate visits; ask whether results can be discussed remotely.
- Recovery and travel planning
- Follow the nuclear-medicine service’s contact and radiation-safety instructions. The report is reviewed with other staging information.
Sources & finding a provider
Editorial source check: 29 October 2026. This is educational information, not an individual clinical assessment.
The specialty directories below help you research providers in each country; they do not confirm this procedure at every centre. The receiving service confirms eligibility, availability and international-patient acceptance. Procedure-specific clinical references are listed separately.