18F-FDG PET/CT and PET for evaluation of pathological response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer: a meta-analysis

• Published in: Acta radiologica (1987) Vol. 53; no. 6; p. 615
• Main Authors: Cheng, Xu, Li, Yongjun, Liu, Biao, Xu, Zhaoqiang, Bao, Lihua, Wang, Jie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.07.2012
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Area Under Curve; Breast - diagnostic imaging; Breast - pathology; Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis; Breast Neoplasms - drug therapy; Breast Neoplasms - pathology; Female; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; Humans; Middle Aged; Multimodal Imaging - methods; Neoadjuvant Therapy - methods; Odds Ratio; Positron-Emission Tomography - methods; Radiopharmaceuticals; ROC Curve; Sensitivity and Specificity; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Young Adult

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is increasingly the treatment for patients with inoperable breast cancer. Considering the side-effects of chemotherapy, there is a need for early evaluating response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. To determinate the diagnostic performance of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose position emi...