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==PET scan== | ==PET scan== | ||
Cancer cells in the body grow rapidly, so they absorb the radioactive sugar fluorodeoxyglucose or FDG used in [[Positron emission tomography]]. Location and extent of the tumor mass can be determined using [[PET]] scan. | Cancer cells in the body grow rapidly, so they absorb the radioactive sugar fluorodeoxyglucose or FDG used in [[Positron emission tomography]]. Location and extent of the tumor mass can be determined using [[PET]] scan. Metastatic lesions and their locations can be assessed well using a PET scan. | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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PET scan
Cancer cells in the body grow rapidly, so they absorb the radioactive sugar fluorodeoxyglucose or FDG used in Positron emission tomography. Location and extent of the tumor mass can be determined using PET scan. Metastatic lesions and their locations can be assessed well using a PET scan.
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