PET and PET/CT in the management of breast cancer.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Afaq, Asim; Sharma, Bhuey
- Source
- Advances in Oncology. 2010, Vol. 5 Issue 3, p6-9. 4p.
- Subject
- *POSITRON emission tomography
*TOMOGRAPHY
*BREAST cancer
*METASTASIS
*MEDICAL imaging systems
- Language
- ISSN
- 1750-5925
The article discusses the relevance of positron emission tomography (PET) to breast cancer assessment. PET is claimed to have shown promise in detecting the reoccurrence of locoregional disease and in metastatic diseases. The article notes that combining computed tomography (CT) with PET improves rates of cancer detection. Information on studies regarding the effectiveness of such imaging in recurrent disease and other areas is included.