A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging test that uses a small amount of radioactive tracer to measure the rate of glucose (sugar) that the cells in your lung use. Cancer cells use ...

A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is a single abnormality in the lung that is smaller than 3 ... colored image. PET scan is an accurate, noninvasive exam. They are routine if the nodule is ...

A few months later, she learned the mass was Stage 1 lung cancer ... she also ordered a PET scan and had Portillo undergo a lung capacity test. The thoracic surgeon performed a CT-guided ...

A few months later, she learned the mass was Stage 1 lung cancer ... she also ordered a PET scan and had Portillo undergo a ...

You may need the services of our clinic if: You have recently been told that you have a pulmonary nodule, a lung mass ... scan shows that the nodule is growing, we might schedule you for a type of ...

This conservative approach rather than immediate PET-CT could save £47,600 ... term follow-up low-dose CT (LDCT) scan for consolidation in a regional lung cancer screening programme in the ...