Positron emission mammography is a useful adjunct in assessment of dense breasts
Kumar, S.K.; Trujillo, P.B.; Ucros, G.R.
Medical Journal of Malaysia 72(2): 138-140
2017
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-5283 PMID: 28473683 Document Number: 694559
Worldwide breast cancer remains as the most common malignancy in women and the numbers who form a subgroup with dense breast parenchyma are substantial. In addition to mammography, the adjuncts used for further evaluation of dense breasts have been anatomically based modalities such as ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging. The practice of functionally based imaging of breasts is relatively new but has undergone rapid progress over the past few years with promising results. The value of positron emission mammography is demonstrated in patients with dense breasts and mammographically occult disease.