title: Usefulness of technetium-99m tetrofosmin scintimammography to detect breast cancer in mammographically dense breasts.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess the usefulness of techentium-99m tetrofosmin (Tc-TF) scintimammography to detect breast cancer in 32 female Taiwanese patients with indeterminate mammograpic probability of malignancy because of mammographyically dense breasts. All breast masses were removed and final histopathological diagnoses were obtained in all cases. The results showed that Tc-TF scintimammography findings were true-positive in 20 cases, false-positive in 1 case, true-negative in seven cases, and false-negative in four cases. The diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy were 83, 88, and 84%, respectively, for detecting breast cancer in mammographically dense breasts. In conclusion, Tc-TF scintimammography is a useful tool for detecting breast cancer in patients with indeterminate mammograms because of mammographically dense breasts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Mei-Due
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Shung-Shung
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Chia-Hung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: Cheng-Chieh
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Cheng-Chun
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D018226:Fibroadenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D018300:Papilloma, Intraductal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000379:methods; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; C078700:technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin