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What is likelihood of pet/ct picking up 3 or 4mm tumor in bronchus? read some study that showed this was possible
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Zero: A pet scan is only useful when it's negative, because a pet scan that is positive only shows metabolic activity not "cancer". The size resolution of a pet scan is not nearly good enough to be used for anything in the size range you described.
Answered 2/17/2017
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