The Role of 18F-FDG-Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Staging Primary Breast Cancer

<p>Despite Medicare approving the use of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in staging primary breast cancer, little evidence is available to support the use of <sup>18</sup>F-FDG-PET/CT for the detection of distant metastases in the initial staging of breast...

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Main Author: Naoki Niikura, Naoto T. Ueno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Cancer
Online Access:http://www.jcancer.org/v01p0051.htm