Correlation between standardized uptake value of ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT and conductivity with pathologic prognostic factors in breast cancer.

ABSTRACT: We investigated the correlation between standardized uptake value (SUV) of ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) and conductivity parameters in breast cancer and explored the feasibility of conductivity as an imaging biomarker. Both SUV and conductivity have the potential to reflect the tumors' heterogeneous characteristics, but their correlations have not been investigated until now. Forty four women diagnosed with breast cancer who underwent breast MRI and ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT at the time of diagnosis were included. Among them, 17 women received neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery and 27 women underwent upfront surgery. For conductivity parameters, maximum and mean values of the tumor region-of-interests were exa

SUBMITTER: Shin DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10276807 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature