A proposed dedicated breast pet lexicon: Standardization of description and reporting of radiotracer uptake in the breast

Kanae K. Miyake, Masako Kataoka, Takayoshi Ishimori, Yoshiaki Matsumoto, Masae Torii, Masahiro Takada, Yoko Satoh, Kazunori Kubota, Hiroko Satake, Masahiro Yakami, Hiroyoshi Isoda, Debra M. Ikeda, Masakazu Toi, Yuji Nakamoto

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Abstract

Dedicated breast positron emission tomography (dbPET) is a new diagnostic imaging modality recently used in clinical practice for the detection of breast cancer and the assessment of tumor biology. dbPET has higher spatial resolution than that of conventional whole body PET systems, allowing recognition of detailed morphological attributes of radiotracer accumulation within the breast.18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) accumulation in the breast may be due to benign or malignant entities, and recent studies suggest that morphology characterization of18F-FDG uptake could aid in estimating the probability of malignancy. However, across the world, there are many descriptors of breast18F-FDG uptake, limiting comparisons between studies. In this article, we propose a lexicon for breast radiotracer uptake to standardize description and reporting of image findings on dbPET, consisting of terms for image quality, radiotracer fibroglandular uptake, breast lesion uptake.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1267
JournalDiagnostics
Volume11
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 07-2021
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Clinical Biochemistry

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