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What Does My PET Scan Test Report Indicate?

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Question : my wife had a pet scan where a tumerr has increased from asuv f 409 to now 8.2 measured 16x11 to now 16x12 what does this mean
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Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
The tumor has probably become slightly bigger.

Detailed Answer:
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The report could indicate that there is a slight increase in the size of the tumor. It is hard to comment confirmatively without being able to compare both the PET scans.
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What Does My PET Scan Test Report Indicate?

Brief Answer: The tumor has probably become slightly bigger. Detailed Answer: Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic. The report could indicate that there is a slight increase in the size of the tumor. It is hard to comment confirmatively without being able to compare both the PET scans. Regards