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help4mom
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  		   Posted 10/8/2008 11:13 AM (GMT -8)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Can you please describe the difference btwn. a PET & CAT scan?

My mother had CK procedure in June and she wanted to know if
either would show scar tissue (vs. tumor) ?

Also after CK do most/some return to Chemo treatments?
What determines the need to start it again?
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Jerome J. Spunberg, M.D.
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  		   Posted 10/8/2008 12:24 PM (GMT -8)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Some patients may continue with chemotherapy after CK depending upon the circumstances. A PET scan would be helpful in distinguishing scar tissue from tumor as it shows the metabolic activity of the area whereas CT only shows the anatomy (structure). CT scans show more detailed structure but not whether something is actively growing and dividing or not. Often they are combined into a PET/CY scan to derive the benefits of both scans at once.

Jerome J. Spunberg, M.D., FACR, FACRO
Cyberknife Center Of Palm Beach
jspunberg@radiationoncologyinstitute.com
(561) 799-2828

Radiation Oncology Institute
10335 N. Military Trail, Suite C
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
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