Are pet scans 100 accurate?

Are pet scans 100 accurate?

Are pet scans 100 accurate?

PET has been reported to have a sensitivity of 97–100% and a specificity of 62–100% in the detection of recurrent tumours. Scans are most reliable 6 months to 1 year after completion of therapy. Before that time, hypermetabolic inflammatory changes may result in false-positive studies.

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How accurate are bookies predictions?
Bookmakers' odds give an estimate of the probability of, say, a horse winning a particular race. And if they were reliable, around 50 per cent of horses with even odds would win their races, around 33 per cent of those with odds of 2-1, and so on, right down to just 1 per cent of 'long shots' with odds of 100-1.
2024-01-11 16:03:32


Is a pet scan as bad as an mri?
MRI scans, note that both can detect diseases and abnormalities. However, PET scans can show how your body performs at the cellular level. On the other hand, PET scans include radiation. MRI scans don't expose you to harmful radiation, which can be preferable for certain patients and annual scans.
2023-08-07 13:12:13


Is cloud storage 100 safe?
Storing sensitive data in servers managed by external vendors might raise concerns amongst business stakeholders. Yet, it's impossible to find a 100% safe cloud storage solution. However, it is fair to deduce that storing your data on the cloud is relatively more secure than on a computer.
2023-07-19 11:57:58


Can a pet scan detect psp?
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a 4-repeat tauopathy movement disorder which can be imaged by the tau positron emission tomography (PET) tracer 18F-PI-2620.
2023-04-03 21:20:41