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. 2011 Jul;58(7):A4289.

Utility of 18FDG-PET/CT in breast cancer diagnostics--a systematic review

Karina Warning  1 , Malene Grubbe Hildebrandt, Bent Kristensen, Marianne Ewertz
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Utility of 18FDG-PET/CT in breast cancer diagnostics--a systematic review

Karina Warning et al. Dan Med Bull. 2011 Jul.
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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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