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Title:

Assessment of residual tumour by FDG-PET: conventional imaging and clinical examination following primary chemotherapy of large and locally advanced breast cancer.

Document type:
Journal Article
Author(s):
Dose-Schwarz, J; Tiling, R; Avril-Sassen, S; Mahner, S; Lebeau, A; Weber, C; Schwaiger, M; Janicke, F; Untch, M; Avril, N
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The aim of this was to evaluate FDG-PET (2-(fluorine-18)-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography) for assessment of residual tumour after primary chemotherapy of large and locally advanced breast cancer in comparison with conventional imaging modalities. METHODS: In a prospective multicentre trial, 99 patients underwent one or more breast imaging modalities before surgery in addition to clinical examination, namely, FDG-PET (n=89), mammography (n=47), ultrasound (n=46),...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Br J Cancer
Year:
2010
Journal volume:
102
Journal issue:
1
Pages contribution:
35-41
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6605427
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19920815
Print-ISSN:
0007-0920
TUM Institution:
Institut für Allgemeine Pathologie und Pathologische Anatomie; Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin
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