Study: PEM better than MRI in identifying breast cancer lesions
A study involving 388 newly diagnosed breast cancer patients that focused on additional or secondary tumors showed that positron emission mammography had 80% specificity in identifying benign additional lesions, higher than the 66% specificity showed by MRI scans. Combining PEM and MRI scans also increased sensitivity in identifying additional lesions by 20% compared with using MRI alone, the study said.
Reuters | 10/29
This story published in SNM SmartBrief on 10/30/2009
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