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FDG PET/CT points out malignant lymph nodes inside the breast
May 2, 2013
Poor patient outcomes are associated with primary breast cancer that has metastasized to internal mammary (IM) lymph nodes. Researchers compared F-18 FDG PET/CT with results of cytopathologic testing from image-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA), revealing a high percentage of proven metastases from positive FDG PET scans, according to a study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.