The role of FDG PET/CT in detection of distant metastasis in the initial staging of breast cancer

Aliyev, Anar; Aksoy, Sabire; Ozhan, Meftune; Ekmekcioglu, Ozgul; Vatankulu, Betul; Kocael, PINAR; Sager, MUHAMMET; Erkan, Melih; Sonmezoglu, KERİM; Halac, Metin

doi:10.3906/sag-1409-1

The role of FDG PET/CT in detection of distant metastasis in the initial staging of breast cancer

Aliyev A., Aksoy S. Y., Ozhan M., Ekmekcioglu O., Vatankulu B., Kocael P. Ç., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.46, sa.2, ss.349-360, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 46 Sayı: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2016
Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1409-1
Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.349-360
İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background/aim: We aimed to evaluate the role of FDG PET/CT in the detection of extraaxillary regional nodal/distant metastasis in breast cancer patients and to assess the value of FDG PET/CT for detecting distant metastases in patient subgroups.