EXPERT
Tom Tan, M.D.
Radiologist
Dr. Tom Tan is a radiologist practicing in Corpus Christi, TX. Dr. Tan specializes in diagnosing and treating injuries and diseases using medical imaging techniques such as X-Rays, magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography exams. These techniques offer accurate visibility to the inside of the patients body and help to detect otherwise hidden illnesses so that they can be treated quickly and efficiently.
25 years
Experience
Tom Tan, M.D.
- Corpus Christi, TX
- Ohio State University-COM
- Accepting new patients
2021 Is Here, But The Pandemic Isn't Over
Since December 2019, when COVID-19 became a pandemic, a little over one year has now passed. According to the real-time data published by John Hopkins University on January 9,...
Why do you have to fast for a PET scan?
The reason of a 15 year old who needs a PET scan is most likely to detect tumors or to localize culprit site of seizures. In both scenarios, fasting for at least 6 hours before READ MORE
The reason of a 15 year old who needs a PET scan is most likely to detect tumors or to localize culprit site of seizures. In both scenarios, fasting for at least 6 hours before the intended PET scan is to reduce competitions from ordinary blood sugar (glucose molecules) with PET scanning agent Fluorine-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) that is an analogue of glucose, meaning that fasting before PET scan with FDG can greatly facilitate the uptake of FDG by the targeted cells/tissues, thus to better visualize the lesions your doctors are looking for.
Can an x-ray show a tumor?
The plain X-ray can show some bone tumors, but showing soft tissue tumors often needs more sophisticated X-ray tools such as CT scan to make more accurate diagnosis. I hope that READ MORE
The plain X-ray can show some bone tumors, but showing soft tissue tumors often needs more sophisticated X-ray tools such as CT scan to make more accurate diagnosis. I hope that this will answer your question. Thank you.
Dr. Tan
Dr. Tan
