Molecular imaging of cancer with positron emission tomography

SS Gambhir - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2002 - nature.com
The imaging of specific molecular targets that are associated with cancer should allow
earlier diagnosis and better management of oncology patients. Positron emission …

Breast cancer diagnosis: Imaging techniques and biochemical markers

SH Jafari, Z Saadatpour… - Journal of cellular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Breast cancer is a complex disease which is found as the second cause of cancer‐
associated death among women. Accumulating of evidence indicated that various factors …

[HTML][HTML] Imaging and cancer: a review

L Fass - Molecular oncology, 2008 - Elsevier
Multiple biomedical imaging techniques are used in all phases of cancer management.
Imaging forms an essential part of cancer clinical protocols and is able to furnish …

Correlation of high 18F-FDG uptake to clinical, pathological and biological prognostic factors in breast cancer

D Groheux, S Giacchetti, JL Moretti, R Porcher… - European journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this study was to determine the impact of the main clinicopathological
and biological prognostic factors of breast cancer on 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake …

Glucose metabolism of breast cancer assessed by 18F-FDG PET: histologic and immunohistochemical tissue analysis

N Avril, M Menzel, J Dose, M Schelling… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2001 - Soc Nuclear Med
Breast cancer is characterized by elevated glucose consumption resulting in increased
uptake of 18F-FDG. However, tracer uptake varies considerably among tumors imaged with …

Oncological applications of positron emission tomography with fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose

P Rigo, P Paulus, BJ Kaschten, R Hustinx… - European journal of …, 1996 - Springer
Positron emission tomography (PET) is now primarily used in oncological indication owing
to the successful application of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) in an increasing …

PET/CT imaging in cancer: current applications and future directions

MD Farwell, DA Pryma, DA Mankoff - Cancer, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a radiotracer imaging method that yields quantitative
images of regional in vivo biology and biochemistry. PET, now used in conjunction with …

Whole‐Body Characterization of Estrogen Receptor Status in Metastatic Breast Cancer with 16α‐18F‐Fluoro‐17β‐Estradiol Positron Emission Tomography: Meta …

BF Kurland, JR Wiggins, A Coche, C Fontan… - The …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Estrogen receptor (ER) status by immunohistochemistry (IHC) of cancer tissue is currently
used to direct endocrine therapy in breast cancer. Positron emission tomography (PET) with …

[PDF][PDF] Quantitative fluoroestradiol positron emission tomography imaging predicts response to endocrine treatment in breast cancer

HM Linden, SA Stekhova, JM Link, JR Gralow… - J Clin Oncol, 2006 - academia.edu
Purpose In breast cancer,[18F] fluoroestradiol (FES) positron emission tomography (PET)
correlates with estrogen receptors (ER) expression and predicts response to tamoxifen. We …

PET imaging in oncology

R Bar-Shalom, AY Valdivia, MD Blaufox - Seminars in nuclear medicine, 2000 - Elsevier
The role of positron emission tomography (PET) during the past decade has evolved rapidly
from a pure research tool to a methodology of enormous clinical potential. Perhaps the most …