Fludeoxyglucose F-18

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Preoperative PET Scans Detect Axillary Breast Cancer Metastases  Aug 30, 2006
Researchers from the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles have reported that pre-operative fludeoxyglucose F 18 (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET ... -Cancer Consultants

New Criteria Improve PET Scan Reliability in Detecting Breast ...  Aug 21, 2006
PET scans for invasive breast cancers and their metastases are performed after injection of a glucose-like substance called fludeoxyglucose F 18 (FDG) and a ... -Newswise

PET Scans Predict Breast Cancer Spread  Aug 22, 2006
...had surgery or chemotherapy for their cancer, they all had PET scans after they'd been injected with a material similar to glucose (fludeoxyglucose F 18, or FDG ... -Forbes

Imaging May Replace Sentinel Biopsy for Breast Tumors  Aug 21, 2006
A high level of fludeoxyglucose F 18 (FDG) PET in the axilla-defined as a standardized uptake value of more than 2.3-- confirmed the presence of axillary nodal ... -MedPage Today

Breast Cancer Spread Before Surgery Predicted By Imaging Technique  Aug 23, 2006
Before their surgeries or chemotherapy, the women had all had PET scans, in which a material similar to glucose (fludeoxyglucose F 18, or FDG) was injected ... -Medical News Today

Imaging technique predicts breast cancer spread  Aug 22, 2006
The technique uses a substance similar to glucose, called fludeoxyglucose F 18, or FDG, injected into the body along with a chemical tracer. ... -Cancerfacts.com

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