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Genotyping analysis and ¹⁸FDG uptake in breast cancer patients: a preliminary research.
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR - 30 Apr 2013
Bravatà Valentina, Stefano Alessandro, Cammarata Francesco P, Minafra Luigi, Russo Giorgio, Nicolosi Stefania, Pulizzi Sabina, Gelfi Cecilia, Gilardi Maria C, Messa Cristina
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BACKGROUND: Diagnostic imaging plays a relevant role in the care of patients with breast cancer (BC). Positron Emission Tomography (PET) with 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) has been widely proven to be a clinical tool suitable for BC detection and staging in which the glucose analog supplies metabolic information about the tumor. A limited number of studies, sometimes controversial, describe possible...
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