A member asked:

I recently had a pet scan. the report indicated my right lung has an hypermetobolic with suv max 3.0. what doses this mean?

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Need investigation: Fast growing ( and dividing ) cells are designated as hyper metabolic areas in PET scan reading , tumors are also fast dividing fast growing tissue . Speak to your doctor will do further tests and will make sure is not a tumor . Take an appointment with out delay for follow up care.

Answered 8/25/2018

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