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A member asked:
What is nodules into a bulla in the right lungs which recommend a pet scan?
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They are worried: About possible cancer. You can ask your doctor.
Answered 5/12/2013
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Needs evaluation: Pet scan can tell physicians more about whether a lesion has metabolic activity and if they are potentially more concerning. To understand more about why a pet scan was recommended please read here: http://www.Conciergeradiologist.Com/pet-scan.Html.
Answered 4/18/2016
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Physiology of lesion: Pet scans most often use a radioactive form of glucose, the energy source for most of the cells in our bodies. The pet scanner can detect and measure how much of the radioactive glucose analog, f-18 fdg, is in a particular organ or region, or nodule in this case. The areas using more glucose are hyper metabolic and generally more worrisome. A bulla is an abnormally large airspace in the lung.
Answered 2/8/2021
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