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Dedicated PET - clinical results
Prospective eval. 32 stage II-III patients versus PET/CT
• Equal sensitivity
97% v 97%
• Higher spatial resolution
1.5 mm
• Higher SUV values
Factor 2-3
Dilemmas
• Clinical impact?
• Indications?
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2014 Feb;41(2):260-75. doi: 10.1007/s00259-013-2553-1. Epub 2013 Oct 2.
Breast cancer detection using high-resolution breast PET compared to whole-body PET or PET/CT.
Kalinyak JE1, Berg WA, Schilling K, Madsen KS, Narayanan D, Tartar M.
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