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Old 10-17-2007, 02:21 PM   #1
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How do the docs decide on CT scan, MRI, or PET scan? Does it depend on the type of cancer, or which body part it's in? I know people who have had CT scans and MRI's, but I don't know anyone who has had a PET scan. Is it
for something altogether different?
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