First, let's get a bit of the jargon down. The playing surface in curling is called the sheet. Sheet dimensions can vary, but they're usually around 150 feet long by about 15 feet wide. The sheet is covered with tiny droplets of water that become ice and cause the stones to curl, or deviate from a straight path.
RE: FDG Uptake Explanation - PET SCAN. uptake is the amount of radioactive sugar that the cells are using for metabolism. It is possible to have a positive area on PET that is not cancer. Thats why its important to compare one scan to the next to see if there are changes.
A PET scan is typically used to evaluate for active metabolism of particular lesions in the body. It uses a radioactive tracer such as either oxygen or sugar to visualize any parts of the body that are using the oxygen or sugar to an increased level over a baseline level. Cancer and active inflammation can cause increased use of oxygen and sugar. metabolic activity is the use of the oxygen and sugar. Ask Your Own Medical Question Customer reply replied 8 years ago