Mesothelioma Prognosis Accuracy Improves with PET/CT ‘Delayed Phase’

Article by Agatha Simona
More research has confirmed the value of FDG-PET/CT technology for predicting treatment response in mesothelioma - especially when the scan is conducted in two phases.Positron emission tomography (PET) is a nuclear medicine imaging technique that produces three-dimensional images of functional processes in the body. When the molecule FDG (fluorodeoxyglucose, a type of sugar) is used as the tracer, PET allows doctors to 'see' metabolic processes as they are

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