What's SUV ?

alta29
alta29 Member Posts: 435 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Yeah...I am not talking about the car Vinny !

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  • vinny3
    vinny3 Member Posts: 928 Member
    #2
    What is the context in which SUV was used? In a report?

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  • vinny3
    vinny3 Member Posts: 928 Member
    #3
    vinny3 said:

    What is the context in which SUV was used? In a report?

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    I looked at my PET scan report and see SUV mentioned. It is the Standardized Uptake Value. I don't know the specifics but it is a measurement of the metabolic activity of the area they are looking at. I believe the higher the number the higher the metabolic activity, i.e. it lights up.

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  • sladich
    sladich Member Posts: 429 Member
    #4
    Standard Uptake Value. My recent PET showed an increase from 1.6 to 2.8 SUV's which means it's probably a malignant tumor. 2.5 and above is not good.

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