Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2010 Oct 4;10 Spec no A(1A):S59-62.
doi: 10.1102/1470-7330.2010.9031.

PET/CT and breast cancer

C Hegarty  1 , C D Collins
Affiliations
Review

PET/CT and breast cancer

C Hegarty et al. Cancer Imaging. .

Abstract

This paper summarises the current status of PET/CT in relation to breast cancer.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. American Cancer Society. Breast cancer overview. http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/BreastCancer/OverviewGuide/index; 2010.
    1. Townsend DW. Dual-modality imaging: combining anatomy and function. J Nucl Med. 2008;49:938–55. doi:10.2967/jnumed.108.051276. PMid:18483101. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Avril N, Rose CA, Schelling M, et al. Breast imaging with positron emission tomography and fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose: use and limitations. J Clin Oncol. 2000;18:3495–502. - PubMed
    1. Shimoda W, Hayashi M, Murakami K, Oyama T, Sunagawa M. The relationship between FDG uptake in PET scans and biological behavior in breast cancer. Breast Cancer. 2007;14:260–8. doi:10.2325/jbcs.14.260. PMid:17690502. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Ikenaga N, Otomo N, Toyofuku A, et al. Standardized uptake values for breast carcinomas assessed by fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography correlate with prognostic factors. Am Surg. 2007;73:1151–7. - PubMed