Prospective comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of 18F-FDG PET/MRI, MRI, CT, and bone scintigraphy for the detection of bone metastases in the initial staging of primary breast cancer patients.
Nils-Martin BruckmannJulian KirchnerLale UmutluWolfgang Peter FendlerRobert SeifertKen HerrmannAnn-Kathrin BittnerOliver HoffmannSvjetlana MohrmannChristina AntkeLars SchimmöllerMarc IngenwerthKatharina BreuckmannAndreas StangChristian BuchbenderGerald AntochLino M SawickiPublished in: European radiology (2021)
• [18F]FDG PET/MRI and MRI alone are significantly superior to CT and bone scintigraphy for the detection of bone metastases in patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer. • Radiation-free whole-body MRI might serve as modality of choice in detection of bone metastases in breast cancer patients.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- pet ct
- magnetic resonance imaging
- computed tomography
- positron emission tomography
- diffusion weighted imaging
- pet imaging
- magnetic resonance
- newly diagnosed
- bone mineral density
- label free
- real time pcr
- lymph node
- soft tissue
- young adults
- dual energy
- postmenopausal women
- body composition
- bone regeneration