Related Experiment Video
Updated: Feb 6, 2026

Studying the Role of Alveolar Macrophages in Breast Cancer Metastasis
Published on: June 26, 2016
Diagnostic Role of Fluorodeoxyglucose PET in Breast Cancer: A History to Current Application
Dhritiman Chakraborty1, Sandip Basu2, Gary A Ulaner3
1Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi 110029, India.
Abstract:
Histologic subtype, receptor status, and other biologic factors greatly affect the avidity of breast malignancy on fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET. FDG PET/computed tomography (CT) has demonstrated excellent value in the evaluation of extra-axillary nodal and distant metastases. Patients with early-stage breast cancers do not benefit from FDG PET/CT; however, unsuspected distant metastases may be revealed by systemic staging of locally advanced breast cancers by FDG PET/CT, and this has substantial impact on patient management. FDG PET/CT has demonstrated value in the evaluation of treatment response and in detection of disease recurrence.
Related Concept Videos
What is Evolutionary History?
Life Histories
History of Microbiology
Nursing Assessment of the Genitourinary System I: Health History
Electrical Current
Role of Septins
Cellular Functions of Septins
Recent studies have revealed the multifaceted roles of septins in various cellular processes such as cytokinesis, ciliogenesis, and neurogenesis. Septins act as scaffolds and...

