Abstract

Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women and among the most common indications of oncologic positron emission tomography (PET) studies. In this review article, updated anatomical, pathological, and clinical information about breast cancer were provided for Nuclear Medicine physicians to better understand breast cancer and interpret PET images and a review of the literature on the use of PET imaging in breast cancer was summarized.

Keywords: Breast cancer; FDG; FES; NaF; PET.