Breast cancer CT scan
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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. A combination of CT scan with other imaging techniques such as PET scan increases 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.