title: Benign breast lesions detected by positron emission tomography-computed tomography.
abstract: (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission computed tomography (FDG PET-CT) is widely used in the initial staging and response evaluation of patients with malignancy. This review describes a spectrum of benign breast findings incidentally detected by FDG PET-CT at staging that may be misinterpreted as malignancy. We describe the pattern of distribution and intensity of FDG uptake in a spectrum of benign breast diseases with their corresponding typical morphological imaging characteristics to help the nuclear medicine physician and/or general radiologist identify benign lesions, avoiding unnecessary breast imaging work-up and biopsies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology,The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. Electronic address: apbenveniste@mdanderson.org.
authors.forename: Ana P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Benveniste
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology,The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. Electronic address: wyang@mdanderson.org.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology,The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. Electronic address: mfbenveniste@mdanderson.org.
authors.forename: Marcelo F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Benveniste
authors.affiliation: Department of imaging physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. Electronic address: omawlawi@mdanderson.org.
authors.forename: Osama R
authors.initials: OR
authors.lastname: Mawlawi
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology,The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. Electronic address: emarom@mdanderson.org.
authors.forename: Edith M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Marom
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016477:Artifacts; D001941:Breast Diseases; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008327:Mammography / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015588:Observer Variation; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
keywords: Benign; Breast; FDG PET-CT