lung cancer lecture 3 deck 4 Flashcards

1
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what label does a PET scan use?

A

labelled glucose analogue 18F-FDG

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2
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what does a PET/CT do?

A

whole body staging in a single study excluding cerebral disease

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3
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why is whole body imaging important?

A

discloses metastases (unexpected metastases in 10%-20% cases), and other pathologies

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4
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what are the limitations of PET/CT?

A
  • false negative results and false positive results

- high cost and low availability in the UK

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