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What Does My PET Scan For Non Hodgkins Lymphoma Mean?

i received the results from my PET scan and it says there are several ill-defined patchy opacities within the right upper lobe which demonstrates mild hypermetabolic activity with a maximum SUV of 2.3, what does this mean? I have been in remission from Non Hodgkins Lymphoma for almost 5 years.
Wed, 7 Jan 2015
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Tumor cells are usually metabolically active (hungry) and will take up more sugar (glucose) than normal cells. The more glucose the cells take up, the more the cells light up. PET scans take advantage of this difference to help distinguish active from inactive tumor masses.

usually suv < 6 considered as lymphoma is not agressive and higher suv values (>6) indicating more agressive lymphoma

so u hav a indolent course ,
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What Does My PET Scan For Non Hodgkins Lymphoma Mean?

Tumor cells are usually metabolically active (hungry) and will take up more sugar (glucose) than normal cells. The more glucose the cells take up, the more the cells light up. PET scans take advantage of this difference to help distinguish active from inactive tumor masses. usually suv 6 considered as lymphoma is not agressive and higher suv values ( 6) indicating more agressive lymphoma so u hav a indolent course ,