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Persistent Perihilar Perihilar And Left Lung Apical Patchy Soft Tissue
Persistent perihilar perihilar and left lung apical patchy soft tissue infiltration which may be infectious, inflammatory, or neoplastic. Perihilar regions are hypermetabolic on the right being 3.7 on on the left the 3.3 SUV Max. Worsening hypermetabolic left hilar node measuring SUV max of 7, previously SUV Max of 4.
New hypermetabolic not morphologically enlarged axillary or lymph nodes. Followup is recommended.
Interval decrease in hypermetabolic activity associated with a left sacral lesion.
5 mm right middle lobe pulmonary nodule with background metabolic activity. However, the size of this nodule may be below the resolution of PET imaging.
Standard uptake value (SUV) cannot be directly compared to the prior examination due to differences in acquisition and processing of the PET CT images as the prior examination utilized 2-D technology, while the current PET/CT scanner technology utilizes 3-D time-of-flight.