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Review
. 2021 Sep;59(5):725-735.
doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2021.05.004.

PET Imaging for Breast Cancer

Amy M Fowler  1 , Steve Y Cho  2
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Review

PET Imaging for Breast Cancer

Amy M Fowler et al. Radiol Clin North Am. 2021 Sep.

Abstract

Imaging plays an integral role in the clinical care of patients with breast cancer. This review article focuses on the use of PET imaging for breast cancer, highlighting the clinical indications and limitations of 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-d-glucose (FDG) PET/CT, the potential use of PET/MRI, and 16α-[18F]fluoroestradiol (FES), a newly approved radiopharmaceutical for estrogen receptor imaging.

Keywords: (18)F-FDG; (18)F-FES; Breast cancer; Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Positron emission tomography.

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Disclosure The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Radiology receives research support from GE Healthcare.

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