TY - JOUR
T1 - Prone 18F-FDG PET/CT changes diagnostic and surgical intervention in a breast cancer patient
T2 - Some considerations about PET/CT imaging acquisition protocol
AU - Canevari, Carla
AU - Gallivanone, Francesca
AU - Zuber, Veronica
AU - Marassi, Alberto
AU - Losio, Claudio
AU - Gianolli, Luigi
AU - Gilardi, Maria Carla
AU - Castiglioni, Isabella
PY - 2015/5/1
Y1 - 2015/5/1
N2 - We report a case study demonstrating the value of prone positioning in positron emission tomography (PET) of a woman with diagnosed breast cancer (BC) addressed to lumpectomy. Surgeon required 18F-fluorodeoxiglucose (18F-FDG) PET study for staging and assessment of lymphnode involvement/metastasis prior to lumpectomy: a whole-body supine study and a prone acquisition of breast. Supine study revealed one lesion, while prone study revealed two lesions. Prone PET findings changed diagnosis and therapeutic intervention for patient who was subsequently subjected to quadrantectomy.
AB - We report a case study demonstrating the value of prone positioning in positron emission tomography (PET) of a woman with diagnosed breast cancer (BC) addressed to lumpectomy. Surgeon required 18F-fluorodeoxiglucose (18F-FDG) PET study for staging and assessment of lymphnode involvement/metastasis prior to lumpectomy: a whole-body supine study and a prone acquisition of breast. Supine study revealed one lesion, while prone study revealed two lesions. Prone PET findings changed diagnosis and therapeutic intervention for patient who was subsequently subjected to quadrantectomy.
KW - Breast cancer
KW - Lumpectomy
KW - Positron emission tomography
KW - Prone acquisition
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U2 - 10.1016/j.clinimag.2014.11.005
DO - 10.1016/j.clinimag.2014.11.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 25620014
AN - SCOPUS:84927970978
VL - 39
SP - 506
EP - 509
JO - Clinical Imaging
JF - Clinical Imaging
SN - 0899-7071
IS - 3
ER -