Nice PET ;) Updated 3-13, please read.
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Cancer cells consume sugar (glucose) at a much higher rate than normal cells. PET contrast agent is kind of like glucose. It has similar molecular structure.
When you get an injection of PET contrast agent, cancer cells consume the agent faster than normal cells.
SUV = Standard Uptake Value. It measures the uptake of the contrast agent by the tumors.
High SUV: bad
Low SUV: goodYour SUV went down. This is GOOD! Lower SUV is the reason they wrote “locally positive response to therapy”.
>>> “No other foci of abnormal F-18 uptake.”
They didn’t see any other places where the contrast agent was consumed at abnormally high rate. This is GOOD! That’s why they wrote: “no PET/CT evidence of nodal or distant metastases”.
DISCLAIMER: I’m not a doctor.
Kim or Percy here can help with interpretation. Sounds like general improvement with nothing getting worse. I would overnight the disc to Dr Kato.
So, it looks like my PET scan was much better. the left lobe intake is less confluent and overall decreased in intendity. Current max SUV is 7-8, previous was 12-13
Right lobe previous SUV was 6-7 now is 3-4.
No other foci of abnormal F-18 uptake.
Specifically, there is no evidenace of abdominal aoric aneurysm. No suspicious pulmonary nodules are appreciated.
Impression:
Locally positive response to therary without PET/CT evidence of nodal or distant metastases.In other words….what does all of this mean??
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