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julierene · 03-22-2006, 10:43 PM

My Onc thinks that Brain MRI's are almost a waste because symptoms presenting are normally more accurate than any benefit you may receive from a scan every 3 months or such. We will probably do a PET every 3 months. I might get him to do the brain while we are at it. But he has mentioned that PET in the brain is almost a waste of time too because of the activity and the sugar. So, I dunno...

03-22-2006, 10:43 PM	#2
julierene Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 327	My Onc thinks that Brain MRI's are almost a waste because symptoms presenting are normally more accurate than any benefit you may receive from a scan every 3 months or such. We will probably do a PET every 3 months. I might get him to do the brain while we are at it. But he has mentioned that PET in the brain is almost a waste of time too because of the activity and the sugar. So, I dunno...