Open AccessDeterminants of Diagnostic Performance Of [F-18]Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography for Axillary Staging in Breast Cancer
Author(s) -
J.J.M. van der Hoeven,
Otto S. Hoekstra,
Emile F.I. Comans,
Rik Pijpers,
Robert P. A. Boom,
D. van Geldere,
Sybren Meijer,
Adriaan A. Lammertsma,
G. J. J. Teule
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200211000-00012
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , axillary lymph nodes , positron emission tomography , axillary lymph node dissection , lymph node , radiology , primary tumor , biopsy , fluorodeoxyglucose , sentinel lymph node , lymph , nuclear medicine , cancer , metastasis , pathology
To prospectively investigate determinants of the accuracy of staging axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer using [F-18]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET).