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Had a pet scan and this is whats there background mediastinal uptake and liver uptake reveal a max suv of 1.9 and 2.4 respectively. what does this mean?
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It denotes an uptake by tissues of the matreial given to you and has to be interpreted in connection with the reason and the body part ordered for. So your doc is the best person to ask.
Answered 2/21/2023
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