Ductal carcinoma in situ: correlation between FDG-PET/CT and histopathology

• Published in: Japanese journal of radiology Vol. 26; no. 8; pp. 488 - 493
• Main Authors: Azuma, Asako, Tozaki, Mitsuhiro, Ito, Kensuke, Fukuma, Eisuke, Tanaka, Tomoko, O’uchi, Toshihiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Springer Japan 01.10.2008; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Algorithms; Breast Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Breast Neoplasms - pathology; Cancer; Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating - diagnostic imaging; Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating - pathology; Cell density; Computed tomography; Density ratio; Female; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; Histopathology; Humans; Imaging; Mapping; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Nuclear Medicine; Original Article; Positron emission; Positron emission tomography; Radiology; Radiopharmaceuticals; Radiotherapy; Reproducibility of Results; Retrospective Studies; Sensitivity and Specificity; Statistical analysis; Tomography; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Tumors; FDG-PET/CT; DCIS; Breast cancer

Purpose The aim of this study was to determine if any correlation exists between tumor cell density and fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET)/CT) for pure or predominant ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). Materials and methods Subjects in this retrospective revi...