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Where is glucose uptake/imaging ability low?
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prostate
renal cell alveolar cell hepato |
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PET is used for
a)diagnosing cancer b) staging cancer c) curing cancer d) causing cancer |
b) staging cancer
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PET's sensitivity and speci
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85
95 |
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CEA stands for _______
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carcinoembryonic antigen.
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What is the normal range for CEA blood levels?
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adult non-smoker is <2.5 ng/ml and for a smoker <5.0 ng/ml.
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Diff b/w Follow-up restaging time in colorectal cancer
a) solitary lesion b) local/regional nodes |
a) 6 months
b) 8 weeks |
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Seems to me that, if you treat with resection ALONE, you restage with PET/CT in how long?
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6 months
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Seems to me that, if you treat with chemotherapy, you restage with PET/CT in how long?
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8 weeks (2 months)
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What's the MIP?
(a 3-D image) |
Maximum image projection
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When should you use CT contrast?
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when you want to see vasculature
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Differentiating b/w benign and malignant lymph nodes is based on what?
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size
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What contrast do you usse for perfusion PET imaging of the heart?
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Rb
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What contrast do you use for testing cardiac viability with PET?
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FDG
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Rb is an analog of what physiological ion?
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K+
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If you have Alzheimer's, what type of drug do you take if you want 1 more year of cognitive health and/or delay your nursing home admission by a year and a half?
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choinesterase inhibitor
Galantimine (Reminyl) |
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Tumors with moderate uptake of FDG
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Breast, pancrease
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Tumors with high uptake of FDG?
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All the rest:
Lung, lymphoma, melanoma, colon, head & neck, esoph, ovarian, cervical. Also the same list as what PET is good for. |
