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Utility of 18FDG-PET/CT in breast cancer diagnostics--a systematic review
Karina Warning1, Malene Grubbe Hildebrandt, Bent Kristensen
1Department of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense, Denmark.
Abstract:
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18FDG-PET/CT) is a non-invasive method for visualization of focally increased metabolism in the presence of discrete morphological changes. Based on a systematic review of current literature, PET/CT cannot be recommended as a primary diagnostic procedure in breast cancer; but it has the potential to be useful for the detection of distant metastases and for monitoring response to chemotherapy in breast cancer patients. PET/CT should still be regarded as a supplement to conventional diagnostic procedures such as CT and MRI.
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