Studies Evaluating Tumor Blood Flow in Patients with Large or Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
| Tumor blood flow (mL/min/g) | ||||
| Study | No. of patients | Tracer | Mean ± SD | Range |
| Wilson et al. (1992) (34) | 20 | 15O-water | 0.30 ± 0.17 | 0.11–0.77 |
| Mankoff et al. (2002) (35) | 37 | 15O-water | 0.32 | |
| Zasadny et al. (2003) (19) | 9 | 15O-water | 0.15 ± 0.08 | 0.08–0.29 |
| Tseng et al. (2004) (20) | 35 | 15O-water | 0.30 | |
| Our study | 40 | 18F-FDG | 0.32 ± 0.13 | 0.05–0.57 |