title: [Usefulness of 18F-FDG PET in the diagnosis for breast cancer patients].
abstract: Whole-body 18F-FDG PET is useful for qualitative diagnosis of breast mass and for preoperative staging, evaluation of therapeutic effect, prediction of prognosis, and detection of recurrence or metastasis in case of breast cancer. In addition, 18F-FDG PET is being actively used for cancer screening in Japan. 18F-FDG PET has almost equal or higher. capacity in detecting recurrence or metastasis of breast cancer as compared with conventional morphological study such as CT or MRI. However it should be noticed of the existence of false-negative and false-positive findings in some cases. In this paper we refer to the advantages and disadvantages of 18F-FDG PET in managing patients with breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Keio University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Kimiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uno
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kubo
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18