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To determine: The types of cancers that are most easily detected by PET scan procedure and the types of cancers that are not readily detected.

Introduction: The FDG-PET scan is a method of imaging in which processes occurring in the body can be viewed as three-dimensional images. PET scan is used for the detection of cancerous cells by radioactively labeling glucose with FDG.

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To determine: Whether the ability to detect cancer by a PET scan is related to the level of oxygen in a tumor.

Introduction: The FDG-PET scan is a method of imaging in which processes occurring in the body can be viewed as three-dimensional images. PET scan is used for the detection of cancerous cells by radioactively labeling glucose with FDG.

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