Biological characterisation of breast cancer by means of PET

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  Buck, Andreas K ^a   Schirrmeister, Holger ^a   Mattfeldt, Torsten ^a   Reske, Sven N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; FDG uptake; Molecular biomarkers; Prognosis; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

16 FLUORO 17 ESTRADIOL F 18; 3' FLUOROTHYMIDINE; 3' FLUOROTHYMIDINE F 18; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ESTRADIOL DERIVATIVE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FLUORINE 18; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 1; HEXOKINASE; HEXOKINASE ISOENZYME; METHIONINE C 11; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; TRACER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER O 15;

AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BONE METASTASIS; BONE MINERALIZATION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER GRADING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG UPTAKE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 3042528432     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-004-1529-6     Document Type: Review

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