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Mass on lung and lymph nodes

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Mar 5 9:06am | Replies (149)

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I was also wondering why the sizes change from one scan to another and was told that this is very normal, I was checked with PET scan along with a CT scan and also an MRI and each one the measurements varied. All I was told when I asked why this is happening and they said that each machine takes pictures but they are never the same due to different cameras and how the pictures are taken. I'm not sure if I explained this any better than they did but at the end of the day it's all good and very normal, they will inevitably get the correct information. As cancer patients we want to know every little detail and none of us are what they refer to as ostriches, we truly are facing up to everything that comes our way. This is to say that even though we express our fears hear, we are truly a courageous group of people and even able to lend support to others during our own troubles, I say bravo to all of you.

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The explanation that was given to me was, like you said - a discrepancy in how they do the testing. In my case, there is a 3x3 mass in lung with a lymph node also infected very close to the mass. The Cat scan showed it all as one big 7x7 mass.
God bless all of us going through this nightmare 🙏

Regarding machines, I too have seen different measurements on nodules. It happens with other things also - like bone density test for osteoporosis where I have seen a significant difference.