NUCLEAR MEDICINE PET/CT BREAST CANCER ASSESSMENT, PROTOCOLS, AND INTERPRETATION

Course overview

PET/CT (POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY) IS A WIDELY UTILIZED NUCLEAR MEDICINE IMAGING MODALITY USED TO EVALUATE THE STAGING, TREATMENT RESPONSE, OR RECURRENCE OF VARIOUS CANCERS. WHILE MAMMOGRAPHY REMAINS THE FIRST-LINE IMAGING EXAM USED IN DETECTING AND SCREENING CANCER, CURRENTLY USED SECONDARY IMAGING MODALITIES INCLUDE ULTRASOUND, MRI, AND IN SPECIAL INSTANCES, PET/CT. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE USE OF PET/CT AS AN ADJUNCTIVE IMAGING MODALITY USED IN THE EVALUATION OF PATIENTS WITH BREAST CANCER. FURTHERMORE, THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE INDICATIONS, IMAGING TECHNIQUE, PATIENT PREPARATION, AND THE USE OF PET/CT BY THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE SETTING OF BREAST CANCER.