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PET: Strengths
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True functional information
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Flexible choice of tracers for various parameters
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Metabolism
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Receptors and surface markers
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Proliferation
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Helpful identifying active tumor areas
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Helpful discriminating tumour from non-tumour tissue
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Shows treatment response earlier than CT or MRI
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May show unexpected tumour deposits outside intended target volume