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ReviewBreast cancer research : BCR2005

Imaging in breast cancer: Single-photon computed tomography and positron-emission tomography.

François Bénard, Eric Turcotte

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Review in Breast cancer research : BCR, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed.

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  17. Breast imaging: A survey.World journal of clinical oncology · 2011
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  18. Receptor-targeted nanoparticles for in vivo imaging of breast cancer.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2009
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  19. Immunoimaging of CXCR4 expression in brain tumor xenografts using SPECT/CT.Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine · 2009
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

François BénardMetabolic and Functional Imaging Center, Clinical Research Center, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Fleurimont, QC, Canada. francois.benard@usherbrooke.ca
Eric Turcotte

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although mammography remains a key imaging method for the early detection and screening of breast cancer, the overall accuracy of this test remains low. Several radiopharmaceuticals have been proposed as adjunct imaging methods to characterize breast masses by single-photon-emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron-emission tomography (PET). Useful in characterizing indeterminate palpable masses and in the detection of axillary metastases, these techniques are insufficiently sensitive to detect subcentimetric tumor deposits. Their role in staging nodal involvement of the axillary areas therefore currently remains limited. Several enzymes and receptors have been targeted for imaging breast cancers with PET. [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose is particularly useful in the detection and staging of recurrent breast cancer and in assessing the response to chemotherapy. Several other ligands targeting proliferative activity, protein synthesis, and hormone and cell-membrane receptors may complement this approach by providing unique information about biological characteristics of breast cancer across primary and metastatic tumor sites.

Indexed as

Positron-Emission TomographyTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonAmino AcidsBreast NeoplasmsCell ProliferationFemaleFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansLigandsLymphatic MetastasisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNucleosidesProtein BiosynthesisRadiopharmaceuticalsReceptors, EstrogenTreatment OutcomeAmino AcidsFluorodeoxyglucose F18LigandsNucleosidesRadiopharmaceuticalsReceptors, Estrogen

Identifiers

PMID15987467
PMCPMC1175073

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