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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Nima Nasiri, M.D.[2]
Overview
PET and PET/CT and Bone scan may prove particularly useful in evaluating patients who have undergone surgery in looking for local disease recurrence, or in the search for metastatic lesions.
PET
- Positron emission tomography (PET) scan: When doing this test, a small amount of a radioactive medium is injected into your body and absorbed by the organs or tissues. This radioactive substance gives off energy which in turn is used to produce the images. PET can provide more helpful information than either CT or MRI scans. It is useful to see if the sarcoma has spread to the lymph nodes and it is also useful for your doctor to locate where the sarcoma has spread.[1]
Bone Scan
- Whole Bone Scan: The goal of a whole body bone scan is to show if a sarcoma has metastasized to your bones.
References
- ↑ Kitajima K, Murakami K, Kaji Y, Sugimura K (2010) Spectrum of FDG PET/CT findings of uterine tumors. AJR Am J Roentgenol 195 (3):737-43. DOI:10.2214/AJR.09.4074 PMID: 20729454