Quiz: PET Scans and PET/CT for Cancer

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1. Q1.According to this article, why can cancer show up on a PET scan?

   ACancer cells often take up more glucose (sugar) than healthy cells, so those areas can show upBCancer cells are magneticCCancer cells make loud soundsDCancer cells block all radiation

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2. Q2.What does a person receive before a PET scan, according to this article?

   AAn injection of a tracer, most commonly FDG, a radioactive form of glucoseBA large meal of solid foodCA magnet placed on the skinDA dose of sound waves

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3. Q3.In a combined PET/CT procedure, what does the CT part provide, according to this article?

   ADetailed 'anatomic' pictures of the organs and structures in the bodyBThe radioactive tracerCA measurement of blood sugar onlyDNothing — it is not used

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4. Q4.According to this article, how do PET results fit with other tests?

   AThey are read alongside lab tests and, in most cases, a biopsyBThey are the only test ever neededCThey are never shared with a doctorDThey replace all imaging tests

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