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Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
PET-CT
PET-CT
Positron emission tomography - computed tomography (better known by its acronym PET-CT) is a medical imaging device which combines in a single gantry system both a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and an x-ray Computed Tomography, so that images acquired from both devices can be taken sequentially, in the same session from the patient and combined into a single superposed image. Thus, functional imaging obtained by PET, which depicts the spatial distribution of metabolic or biochemical activity in the body can be more precisely aligned or correlated with anatomic imaging obtained by CT scanning...
PET-CT - List of case studies
- Pulmonary heteroplasia
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carcinoma ( typical carcinoid ). On July 2007, PET-CT showed uptake in the main tumour mass with no activity in the smaller ...
- Massive Portal and Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis
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to rule out this possibility - Cancer - PET-CT did not show signs of occult malignancy . Gastroscopy and colonoscopy ... mutation analysis, Gastroscopy, colonoscopy, liver biopsy, PET-CT, abdominal CT angiography. Medicines : paracetamol, Toradol, ...
- Metastatic melanoma stage IIIC
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short_title: Metastatic melanoma short_summary: A 58 year-old woman who first presented for evaluation of a ...
- Secondary Malignancy in mesentery following primary rectal cancer with multiple colonic polyps
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that the tumor was T3N0 11.08 PET-CT FDG concentration in the rectal tumor and the ascending colon. No ...
- Adeno Carcinoma of Lung
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IV, he should not undergo surgery. Therefore, if a PET-CT scanning has not yet been performed this should be carried out as soon ... Examinations : total body C.T, Fibrobronchoscopy, PET-CT scanning. Medicines : cisplatinum, paclitaxel, cisplatinum, ...
- Metastatic colon cancer after 8 years of continous chemotherapy treatment
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up until the last 2 months where elevated CEA (315) and PET-CT demonstrated progression of her disease. Re-treatment with XELODA ... . 8 months later, CEA levels were elevated and PET-CT demonstrated liver metastasis progression. Treatment with OXYPLATIN ...
- List of Examinations
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Below is a full list of the examinations mentioned in case studies throughout the site. click on an examination name to view a list of all articles it is mentioned in | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | K | L | ...
- Metastatic non small cell lung Cancer
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short_title: Metastatic lung Cancer short_summary: 67 year old male, previously a heavy smoker, suffering f ...