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Imaging diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer

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Numerous imaging modalities may be used for the staging of women with advanced breast cancer. Although bone scintigraphy and multiplanar-CT are the most frequently used tests, others including PET, MRI… Click to show full abstract

Numerous imaging modalities may be used for the staging of women with advanced breast cancer. Although bone scintigraphy and multiplanar-CT are the most frequently used tests, others including PET, MRI and hybrid scans are also utilised, with no specific recommendations of which test should be preferentially used. We review the evidence behind the imaging modalities that characterise metastases in breast cancer and to update the evidence on comparative imaging accuracy.

Keywords: imaging diagnosis; diagnosis metastatic; breast cancer; metastatic breast; cancer

Journal Title: Insights into Imaging
Year Published: 2020

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