Should FDG PET/CT be used for the initial staging of breast cancer?

Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2009 Oct;36(10):1539-42. doi: 10.1007/s00259-009-1159-0.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Review
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Axilla
  • Breast Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Female
  • Fluorine Radioisotopes
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Neoplasm Metastasis / diagnosis
  • Neoplasm Metastasis / diagnostic imaging
  • Neoplasm Staging / methods
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Radiopharmaceuticals*
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Fluorine Radioisotopes
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18