Evaluation of the evidence on staging imaging for detection of asymptomatic distant metastases in newly diagnosed breast cancer

While guidelines recommend against routine use of staging imaging to detect asymptomatic distant metastases (DM) in newly diagnosed breast cancer (BC), modern imaging technologies may have improved detection capability and may have a role in some cases. We performed a systematic review of studies (1...

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Published in:	Breast (Edinburgh) Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 112 - 123
Main Authors:	Brennan, M.E., Houssami, N.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2012
Subjects:	Breast cancer Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis Breast Neoplasms - pathology Diagnostic Imaging - methods Distant metastases Female Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine Humans Imaging Neoplasm Metastasis - diagnosis Neoplasm Metastasis - pathology Neoplasm Staging Sensitivity and specificity Staging Sensitivity and specificity Breast cancer Distant metastases Staging Imaging
ISSN:	0960-9776, 1532-3080, 1532-3080
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