Role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in the evaluation of breast carcinoma: Indications and pitfalls with illustrative case examples

Role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in the evaluation of breast carcinoma: Indications and pitfalls with illustrative case examples

Whole-body 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET) has been used extensively in the last decade for the primary staging and restaging and to assess response to therapy in these patients. We aim to discuss the diagnostic performance of PET/computed tomography in the initial staging...

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Main Authors: Moheieldin Abouzied, Ahmed Fathala, Ahmad AlMuhaideb, Mohammed Al Qahtani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2020-07-01
Series:World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
18f-fluorodeoxyglucose
breast carcinoma
positron emission tomography/computed tomography
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_88_19
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