Title of article
An Overview on Positron Emission Mammography in Breast Cancer Detection and Follow up: Particular Concerns in Iran as a Developing Country
Author/Authors
Naseri, Maryam Department of Nuclear Medicine - Vali-Asr Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Farzanefar, Saeed Department of Nuclear Medicine - Vali-Asr Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Ranjbar, Shaghayegh Department of Nuclear Medicine - Vali-Asr Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Parvizi, Mahdieh Department of Radiopharmacy - Faculty of Pharmacy - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Abbasi, Mehrshad Department of Nuclear Medicine - Vali-Asr Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Pages
3
From page
39
To page
41
Abstract
Generally, about 2 million new patients with
breast cancer are diagnosed annually.1 Breast cancer
is the most prevalent cancer among females and it
causes a considerable burden on both patients and
health system.2 The screening and diagnostic
procedures including staging, restaging, and
evaluating the response to treatment are costly
Keywords
Mammography , PEM , US , BSGI , Iran
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Record number
2435066
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