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Erschienen in: Breast Cancer Research 3/2010

01.10.2010 | Poster presentation

Clinical value of hybrid imaging for staging breast cancer in a district general hospital

verfasst von: FR Canavan, E Lloyd, D Jones, J Edwards, M Powell

Erschienen in: Breast Cancer Research | Sonderheft 3/2010

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Hybrid imaging, integrating anatomical computed tomography (CT) with functional single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), has emerged as a powerful diagnostic tool in breast cancer imaging. This dual modality increases the specificity of skeletal scintigraphy in detecting bony metastases and achieves accurate sentinal lymph node mapping, directly influencing the surgical approach. For patients with high-grade breast cancer, hybrid SPECT/CT provides the opportunity for a ‘one-stop shop’ with important implications for patient care, cost-effectiveness and follow-up. …
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Titel
Clinical value of hybrid imaging for staging breast cancer in a district general hospital
verfasst von
FR Canavan
E Lloyd
D Jones
J Edwards
M Powell
Publikationsdatum
01.10.2010
Verlag
BioMed Central
Erschienen in
Breast Cancer Research / Ausgabe Sonderheft 3/2010
Elektronische ISSN: 1465-542X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/bcr2670

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