Learn about diagnostic imaging through our helpful cancer forum resources at CancerCompass.com. Get feedback and information from other cancer patients to help research new advances. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/cancer-diagnosis/diagnostic-imaging/1,0,124,95.htm Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Hi everyone, I just had a lower left lobe lobectomy in sept and seemed to be doing real well.  Last week I had a cat scan and now the dr called today and wants to see me earlier than my scheduled appt.  my new appt is in 2 days and I am really upset.  Has this happened to anyone else and if so,  what was the outcome.  Please help as soon as possible.  thank you, kathy     http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,41078,0.htm KATHYSUE Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Hi all, just had a PET/CT scan on my Renel Cell cancer and the reusults showed 7 cancerous nodes.The nodes are as follows: 1 is not FDG avid                                      2 are mildy FDG avid                                      2 are moderately FDG avid                                and 2 are intensely FDG avid.Can anyone explain what the different uptakes mean. Are they new and growing, are the low uptake ones dying and becoming necrotic (this was a comment on a previous CT scan.Any advice is welcome as my oncologist is new to PET/CT and wouldn't comment.cheers Tim http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,40899,0.htm Timmy_Tucker Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT my mom was having boold out of her mouth we met doctors he did all the tests and said that there was no problem the tests where clear. This happend twise at first time all the tests where done same while cunsolting the doctor the same answer was given by him then also. she got blood when she climbed the steps. Her body became cool and got blood out her mouth please give me any suggestions to proceed. -SIDDHU http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,40294,0.htm msiddardha Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT This past Wednesday I had a PET scan to obtain more information on a 1.3 cm nodule in my upper right lung after having had 2 CT scans same area.  The doctor called and said that the nodule was "warm" versus "hot" so they can't say with certainty if it is cancer or not.  The next step is another pulmonary function test and a referral to meet with the surgeon.  The pulmonologist feels I should get the growth removed regardless of its "heat" measure, although I could also wait 3 months, repeat the CT (or it could have been the PET) scan to see if the nodule gets larger or gets hotter.  While waiting for an appointment with the surgeon I am overcome with anxiety over the uncertainty and don't know what the deciding factor would be as to have\ing a section cut from my lung now versus waiting 3 months.  How fast can warm turn into hot?   Has anyone any experience with this? http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,37724,0.htm bunny55 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT I would really like all opinions I can get. Thank you in advance.I had a mammagram and then due to the diagnosis..my doctor sent me to get a compression test of my breast.She sent me a note which stated that although something shows on my left breast .. it is most likely Benign . Well, I am not satisfied with that answer, I need to make sure her statement is true.I want more test done to prove it is Benign . My best friend just finished her last chemo and she too had been told that it was nothing when she had a mammagram..turned out to be cancer..What do you think? Dena   http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,37423,0.htm Denalatina Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT Hello,My dad's recent CT shows multiple punctate calcifications in liver (right lobe). All other parameters are fine.The oncologist says it's nothing to be worried about but the point is that I'm really worried since my dad (76 y.o now) had a colon cancer 3 years ago, he underwent surgery, no methastasis and preventive chemo for 6 months- Since then he is under periodical controls, and fortunately everything has been fine so far.I would greatly appreciate some help on the significance of punctate calcifications, any comments will be helpful-Thanks in advance, http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,36541,0.htm Aliciv Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT I wonder if somebody might be able to help.....About 6 weeks ago a lump appeared on my left shoulder/neck.  it is smooth feeling, and moves around under my skin.  It feels to me to be about one and a half cm across it's width and length, but I can't tell how deep. I left it for a week, to see if it would go away, and went to the doctors when it didn't. She arranged an ultrsound scan. I had to wait for a little over four weeks, and in that time I looked on the internet a lot to see what it might be.  Looking at pictures and reading what other people had written, I worked out that it might be a swollen supraclavicular lymph node.  Obviously there are lots of causes of that.  The area around the lump (although not the lump itself) has become uncumfortable, and sometimes a bit achy and tender.  It is often more swollen around the lump, although the lump itself doesn't seem to have changed very much in the 6 weeks.  I have a tight feeling across the front of my neck, and my neck generally looks and feels a little swollen.  When I went for my scan, I was surprised to see "thyroid" on the screen next to my name.  The radiologist told me that my lump looked like fatty tissue.  It was a solid black oval shapeon the screen. She scanned the other side (right), and I saw on the screen a much smaller solid black oval shape in the same place.  She changed the picture on the screen so that it was coloured, and she highlighted several red/yellow/orange patches on the left side that were pulsing.  She looked at the front of my neck, too.  I know that I need to wait for a doctor to look at the scan, and for my GP to speak to me, rather than take what the radiologist told me as the diagnosis.  Does anybody know how different a lymph node and fatty tissue look on an ultrasound scan?  Or what the pulsing bits mean?  If it is a fatty thing, should I have the smaller one on the other side, too?  I would appreciate any information. Thank you very much: Amanda  http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,35990,0.htm amanda190 Sat, 09 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT My recent PET scan revealed several hot spots on my lungs, however the CT scan showed no masses on my lungs at all.  I am a breast cancer patient.  What does this mean? http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,35572,0.htm aspengravy Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT Can the size of a tumor be determined by the PET-scan SUV?  For example, although my December PET-scan was absolutely clear, my current imaging show nodules with SUV of 10.8, 9.1, 8.4, 6.7, 6.0, and 4.8.  Do the higher numbers mean they are bigger or maybe more active?  These nodules are in the right lung and the mediastinum. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,35386,0.htm jazz1864 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT "Americans' exposure to radiation has increased more than 600 percent over the last three decades. Most of that increase has come from patients' exposure to radiation through medical imaging procedures such as CT scans and mammograms......Read this shocking story to learn the truth about the incredible harm being caused by CT scans, mammograms and cancer radiation."............Reference .................... http://www.naturalnews.com/025767.html http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,33873,0.htm Shemay Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT Hello,My mother (stage iv nsclc lung cancer) had her first follow up ct scan today since starting Tarceva a month ago.  They usually give her contrast to drink but today they gave it via IV.  She hadn't eaten since the night before  and was delayed getting the scan for a few hours. During the test she said she "felt" the dye in her throat and heavy feeling in her chest.She got home after the test and started coughing like crazy, her heart was racing and she shook all over.  She didn't tell me this until tonight.  She took a decadron and it helped calm the cough but she just felt lousy all day.  Has anyone had a reaction like this to IV?  What I read about this says hives or flush.  But nothing like she described.  She is calling the doctor tomorrow.  Does this mean she is allergic to the dye?  http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,33077,0.htm Mariellen Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT Hi all.I'm a 25 year old female. In June 2008 I found a lump on the back of my neck. I also sometimes have a low grade fever (rarely more than 99.5) and have lost 30 pounds since July- but the losing weight was definitely intentional. I worked very hard for that.I've been given antibiotics that didn't shrink the lump, and was told to wait and see. Around Sept it hadn't gone down so they ran a CBC and sed rate, all normal. I  tried to stop worrying, as instructed by my GP. I went back to GP in November for dizziness. Bloodwork then only found a very slightly elevated RBC and elevated crit, (I hadn't water yet that morning), and about 20 points too low on b12 (I'm vegetarian but not vegan). A  b12 shot and taking pills at home has only slightly helped with the dizziness. Also when I mentioned the lump was STILL there, she referred me to a specialist. The ENT was not concerned, but did a CT. I just picked up the CT film and report, and looked at the report:Multiple enlarged lymph nodes on back of neck, no inflamattion, nothing in the lungs, no lymphadenopathy. Can you have cancer without having inflammation? Does this just sound like I had an infection a long time ago and my lymph nodes never went down?My appt with the ENT is Monday morning.For what it's worth, I'm quite a bit overweight and the dizziness is probably due to fluctuating blood pressure, but neither the ENT nor the GP were sure. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,31149,0.htm KatieNicole Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT My father has been diagnosed with PC since early July.  He started Chemo in NYC and taking Gemzar, Leucovorin, Irinotecan, 5Fu and oxiplatin.  His tumor markers are very low and doing pretty well.  It has been around 5 rounds every two weeks.  Now its time to do a follow up to see how things are working.. However, we can not see the tumor in any of the scans. Even before he was diagnosed.  He had a Cat, Pet done but they cant see it! He had an endoscopy? done in July but it said it was very small, abut 2 cm so then went for the whipple surgery to remove it and the doctor could not because it was too big. arund 5 cm  Much bigger than the endoscopy said.  So my question is....... Are there any other test done to try to detect the size of the tumor?  if not does anyone have any suggestions as what to do?  Thanks so much....This message fourm is always helpful and so supportive...... I appreciate it! Bridget http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,31059,0.htm bridgetd Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT My mom was diagnosed a few months ago with NSCLC Lung Cancer stage IV. She has finished her chemo and did quite well handling the treatment. She had a follow up PET Scan and we were waiting for the results when she had an accident. A few days ago she took a bad fall and landed on her head. Currently she is in the IMC and very confused and unable to carry on a conversation that makes any sense. Me and my brother have tried to speak with her Oncologist about the results of the PET Scan but instead were given a copy of the report. As I am not a physician it is a bit confusing to me. If someone could help interpret the resutls I would greatly appreciate it. The results say "The invasive anterior left upper lobe soft tissue mass invading the chest wall has not significally changed in sizes measuring 4.9 x 2.3 cm in greatest cross sectional dimensions. The the mass again demonstrates intense hypermetabolism, with SUVmax of 13.5. The mass has decreased in overall hypermetabolism, with SUVmax previously measuring 18.0. Previously demonstrated right upper lobe 8 mm pulmanary nodule is no longer hypermetabolic though stable in size. No new hypermetabolic lesions".  Is "hypermetabolism" the rate of cancer growth? Are these results overall good? I know that's a largley subjective question. If anyone could help I would greatly appreciate it.                                    Sincerely Travis Blakemore   http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,31064,0.htm TravisB1970 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Does anyone know what a BMO test is, having to do with the brain? http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,29656,0.htm jojo5791 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT my father has just been diagnosed with porstate cancer from biopsy. Ct scan showed adrenal nodules, Right adrenal mass 2.8 x 2.6 cm, 1.4 cm hypodensity in left lobe of liver and hypodensities bilaterally in kidneys.Can you please explain Thanks http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,29592,0.htm chrysargenzio Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT My mom has non-Hodgkins lymphoma and has been treated with chemo and Mabthera. She also had thyroid cancer over 30 years ago and had her thyroid removed as well as neck dissection (removed a muscle and some nodes)She had a PET Scan to follow up on her chemo. the scan showed great results on her lymph nodes.however, they found something in the Foramen Magnum area (sp?). She lives outside the US, so I will do my best to translate and would love any indication on what this may be.It says there is high uptake of FDG, soft tissue round process in the Foramen Magnum area, 1.7 cm in diameter. it causes substantial pressure on the spinal cord's inner part (or something like this). There is also moderate FDG uptake in both lungs "Ground Glass" and in the node about 1.5 cm in the "lung gate (??) on the right. This might be due to chemotherapy (the lung gate thing)Any insight on this will be great. Her Dr. is especially concerned with the neck. Is it likely cancer? I really don't know what any of this means and am very curious. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,29484,0.htm zkat Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Can someone explain to me after having an unltrasound at the Diagnostic Imaging and it was determined that the lump was a lymph node non-suspicious by both technician and the Radiologist I should still considered having a core biopsy?  Also if I decided to have the core biopsy will the lymph node be removed at that time or just breast tissue.   I am 56 years old and it had been 10 years since I had a mammogram so I'm not sure if this lymph node has always been there or just appeared.  http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,28960,0.htm songbird1 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT What does Opacity at the left costophrenic angle most consistent with pleural parenchymal scarring mean? http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,28757,0.htm HappyGirl Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT What does Generalized fatty infiltration of the liver Tiny hypodensity near the hepatic dome seen on series2 image 79 measures 5 mm and is most consistent with a small cyst mean? http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,28759,0.htm HappyGirl Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT What does Small nodule inferior aspect of the spleen follows splenic attenuation most consistent with small splenule mean? http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,28760,0.htm HappyGirl Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT I have Barrette's Esophagus and have my endoscopes on a regular basis. However lately my stomach has been achy and my doc had me have an upper G.I. Turns out they found "rugal pattern" and now I am scheduled for a biopsy.  My dad had stomach cancer so I know I am at risk. Besides the stomach discomfort I feel bloated and nauseous after eating, I get tired and I bleed. My question is, are there others things the rugal pattern can be associated with besides cancer? The wait between the upper G.I. and the biopsy is three weeks which isn't really long but it sure feels like it. So, can someone make my day and tell me it could just be indicative of an irritated stomach? Thanks  http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,28449,0.htm Testy Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Hi friends, I'm really not sure how to write this post... I have always had such positive, uplifting things to say!   I seen my oncologist today and received the results from last weeks CT scan.  On my last scan, I had only one small liver lesion remaining.  Well, that lesion has increased in size and there is now a new lesion also.  My CEA had increased to 55 also.  The Dr. believes that my chemo has just stopped working.  He suggests that I take 4 weeks off of all chemo, and then start a new regimen.  I asked about getting a second opinion, and he agreed with that idea.   In the morning , I am going to try to make an appointment with Dr. Ilson at MSK and Dr. Adelstein at the Cleveland Clinic. Although I was very upset and disappointed with this news, I will keep fighting and relying on my faith to carry me through.  The beast may think it has an upper hand on me right now, but my God is much stronger and bigger than any old ugly disease!  So, I say "bring it on!"  I'm ready for round 2! Please keep me in your prayers.  I have to keep a clear mind in the next few days in order to make competent decisions regarding my care! Praying and believing, as always,LuAnn  :) http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,28328,0.htm Imgonnamakeit Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Has anyone every heard of or had thermography to monitor or detect cancer?  http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,28207,0.htm vjh68 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Hi, I lost my father to RCC in 1989. A CT has found a mass on my kidney. My doctor didn't explain anything, just ordered a follow up MRI via an email. I'm not freaked out about it, but due to my family's history, I'd like to know the real details here. What are the odds that this is benign?A well-circumscribed mass in the posterolateral aspect of the upper right kidney measuring 1.4 x 1.3 cm. It exhibits an attenuation value of 40 Hounsfield units and does not appear homogeneous in attenuation. Recommend MRI of the kidney with and without contrast. My MRI follow-up is scheduled in 3 weeks. Thank you. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,28049,0.htm mustangsyd Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT