title: PET Imaging of Breast Cancer: Role in Patient Management.
abstract: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in females. Imaging plays a critical role in diagnosis, staging and surveillance, and management of disease. Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET the imaging is indicated in specific clinical setting. Sensitivity of detection depends on tumor histology and size. Whole body FDG PET can change staging and management. In recurrent disease, distant metastasis can be detected. FDG PET imaging has prognostic and predictive value. PET/MR is evolving rapidly and may play a role management, assessment of metastatic lesions, and treatment monitoring. This review discusses current PET modalities, focusing on of FDG PET imaging and novel tracers.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Imaging and Therapy Service, Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA.
authors.forename: Lizza
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lebron
authors.affiliation: Molecular Imaging and Therapy Service, Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Greenspan
authors.affiliation: Molecular Imaging and Therapy Service, Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA. Electronic address: Pandit-n@mskcc.org.
authors.forename: Neeta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pandit-Taskar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D004958:Estradiol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy / Q000379:methods; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D004958:Estradiol; C043436:16-fluoroestradiol
keywords: Breast cancer imaging; FDG PET; FES; Fluoroestradiol imaging; Metabolic imaging; Prognosis