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A combination of CT scan with other imaging techniques such as PET scan increases its sensitivity.<ref name="pmid27303476">{{cite journal| author=Lee EW, Grant JD, Mari C| title=Incidental PET/CT Detection of Breast Cancer in a Patient with Negative Mammogram and Breast Sonogram. | journal=Radiol Case Rep | year= 2007 | volume= 2 | issue= 3 | pages= 84 | pmid=27303476 | doi=10.2484/rcr.v2i3.84 | pmc=4895072 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27303476 }} </ref> | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soroush Seifirad, M.D.[2]
Overview
There are no CT scan findings associated with breast cancer. However, a CT scan may be helpful in staging and the diagnosis of complications of breast cancer, which include brain, bone, liver, lung, and peritoneal metastasis. Combination of CT scan with other imaging techniques such as PET scan increase its sensitivity.
CT scan
There are no CT scan findings associated with breast cancer. However, a CT scan may be helpful in staging and the diagnosis of complications of breast cancer, which include:
A combination of CT scan with other imaging techniques such as PET scan increases its sensitivity.[1]
References
- ↑ Lee EW, Grant JD, Mari C (2007). "Incidental PET/CT Detection of Breast Cancer in a Patient with Negative Mammogram and Breast Sonogram". Radiol Case Rep. 2 (3): 84. doi:10.2484/rcr.v2i3.84. PMC 4895072. PMID 27303476.