PET IN DAILY ROUTINE FOR DIAGNOSTICS OF B REAST-CANCER

The value of whole body positron emission tomography using 1(8)F-flour o-deoxy-glucose ((18)FDG) in primary work-up and follow-up was evaluat ed retrospectively in 104 patients with primary or metastatic breast c ancer. Compared to other imaging methods, FDG-PET sensitivity was supe rior to sonography, CT or MRT. Another advantage is the possibility of whole body imaging and the earlier detection of lymph node metastasis due to the recognition of functional metabolic chanches compared to s tuctural changes found with conventional imaging methods.