A prospective comparative study of ultrasonography, contrast-enhanced MRI and F-18-FDG PET/CT for preoperative detection of axillary lymph node metastasis in breast cancer patients

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Güney İ. B., Dalcı K., Teke Z., Kucuker K. A.

ANNALI ITALIANI DI CHIRURGIA, vol.91, no.5, pp.458-464, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 91 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Journal Name: ANNALI ITALIANI DI CHIRURGIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.458-464
  • Keywords: Axillary lymph node metastasis, Magnetic resonance imaging, Ultrasonography, F-18-FDG PET/CT, FDG-PET/CT, DISSECTION
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

AIM: We aimed to evaluate; (i) the accuracy of ultrasonography (US), contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI) and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) for detection of axillary lymph node metastases (ALNMs), (ii) the role of late prone imaging, and (iii) the effect of PET/CT on preoperative staging of breast cancer.