Located in Beautiful Morganton, North Carolina. Burke County has a total area of 515 square miles, of which, 507 square miles of it is land and 8 square miles of it is water. There is 154 miles of shore line on Lake James (which borders McDowell County) and 90 miles of shore line on Lake Rhodhiss (which borders Catawba County).
PET/CT scan for adrenal cancer. Doctors use PET/CT to determine if an adrenal tumor is likely to be benign or cancerous. They can also determine if cancer has spread to other areas. The GE Discoveryâ¢ PET/CT 600 scanner is a state-of-the-art, four-dimensional CT scanner that produces detailed cross-sectional X-ray images of structures within the body.
To evaluate whether the tumor has spread to the lymph nodes or other organs, the chest, abdomen, and pelvis are scanned. The CT scan can also detect fluid in the abdomen (ascites) as well as abdominal and pelvic nodules. Endoscopic ultrasound. This test can determine the depth of invasion of the tumor and evaluate lymph nodes around the cancer. Additional staging tests. In order to determine the severity of stomach cancer, other tests such as a bone scan, PET scan, or laparoscopy may be performed.