The progress of molecular imaging in breast cancer
WU Wanlu
FANG Xiangming
CHEN Hongwei
Abstract：The survival rate of breast cancer critically depends on early diagnosis and individualized therapy. There are obvious limitations in early detection of neoplasm or micro-metastasis when traditional imaging methods, such as mammography and ultrasonic imaging, are used. However, molecular imaging can detect the abnormalities with targeted probes at the cellular and molecular levels, which means cancers can be diagnosed much earlier, even before the formation of tumor parenchyma. Furthermore, using multifunctional molecular probes, more accurate information can be obtained via multimodal imaging. Meanwhile, targeted treatments can be taken individually. In this article we reviewed the progress in breast cancer molecular imaging.
Keywords：Breast cancerMolecular imagingMolecular probeMultimodal imagingMultifunctional molecular probes
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：8( 68-75 )