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 Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 9:06 pm Post subject:
CT chest scan question
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Got chest ct scan and it said everything is normal. How could that be
that a gallium scan showed a 2 to 3 cm area near my diahapfram and left
lung but the chest ct scan did not show anything?
Could it be the gallium spot was too low for the chest ct scan and I
should have had an abdomninal ct instead? Surely the doctor or hospital
would not have made that mistake would they? |
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Dave S
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CT is a fancy x-ray. It shows structure. Nothing more, nothing less.
Gallium uptake is related to abnormal function. A hot spot means that
the gallium is being concentrated in an abnormal manner.
So, you can have a PERFECTLY NORMAL structure that is having ABNORMAL
function on the cellular level. The abnormal function/gallium uptake is
not of a type that causes the tissue to change density/structure/etc.
I'm sorry if that confuses things even more.. but.. even though both
studies are looking at the same "part of the body" they tell you
different things, from different points of view.
Dave
stryped@hotmail.com wrote:
| Quote: | Got chest ct scan and it said everything is normal. How could that be
that a gallium scan showed a 2 to 3 cm area near my diahapfram and left
lung but the chest ct scan did not show anything?
Could it be the gallium spot was too low for the chest ct scan and I
should have had an abdomninal ct instead? Surely the doctor or hospital
would not have made that mistake would they?
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Norminn
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| Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 1:15 pm Post subject:
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stryped@hotmail.com wrote:
| Quote: | Got chest ct scan and it said everything is normal. How could that be
that a gallium scan showed a 2 to 3 cm area near my diahapfram and left
lung but the chest ct scan did not show anything?
Could it be the gallium spot was too low for the chest ct scan and I
should have had an abdomninal ct instead? Surely the doctor or hospital
would not have made that mistake would they?
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Very good questions for your radiologist(s) and attending doc. What did
your doc tell you? |
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| Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 8:41 am Post subject:
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She wants me to come back in a month. |
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Norminn
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| Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 11:55 pm Post subject:
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stryped@hotmail.com wrote:
| Quote: | She wants me to come back in a month.
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She must have given some explanation of the findings of your tests? |
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| Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 12:02 am Post subject:
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She just said "the ct scan was normal" That is it. |
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Norminn
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| Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 11:23 am Post subject:
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stryped@hotmail.com wrote:
| Quote: | She just said "the ct scan was normal" That is it.
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Part of adequate, professional medical care is the explanation of
questionable findings in diagnostic exams - it is the most basic
function of a physician treating a human being. The physician must
satisfy him/herself, then satisfy the patient that findings are either
completely normal, or that they demonstrate a certain condition. Are
you satisfied with the disparity you questioned on the scans? |
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| Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 8:22 pm Post subject:
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No |
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Dave S
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| Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 10:02 am Post subject:
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stryped@hotmail.com wrote:
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So that means your physician is not meeting your needs. Either the |
physician needs to do so, or you need to find another physician.
Dave |
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