Abstract
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission computed tomography (FDG PET-CT) is widely used in the initial staging and response evaluation of patients with malignancy. This review describes a spectrum of benign breast findings incidentally detected by FDG PET-CT at staging that may be misinterpreted as malignancy. We describe the pattern of distribution and intensity of FDG uptake in a spectrum of benign breast diseases with their corresponding typical morphological imaging characteristics to help the nuclear medicine physician and/or general radiologist identify benign lesions, avoiding unnecessary breast imaging work-up and biopsies.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 919-929 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | European Journal of Radiology |
Volume | 83 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2014 |
Keywords
- Benign
- Breast
- FDG PET-CT
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging