Correct!
5. More than one of the above

All of the above choices are reasonable and more than one of the above could be chosen as the next step in the evaluation for this patient.

Testing for coccidioidomycosis was negative. The patient underwent 18FDG-PET/CT scanning (Figure 7).

Figure 7. Axial (A-D) and coronal (E) 18F-FDG PET/CT.

Which of the following represents an appropriate interpretation for this examination? (Click on the correct answer to be directed to the eighth of 12 pages)

1. The 18FDG-PET/CT scan shows the right apical lesion is not metabolically active
2. The 18FDG-PET/CT scan shows the right apical lesion is the only metabolically active abnormality
3. The 18FDG-PET/CT scan shows more than one site of metabolically active abnormality
4. The 18FDG-PET/CT scan is technically limited and does not provide diagnostically useful information
5. None of the one of the above

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