Prediction of primary breast cancer size and T-stage using micro-computed tomography in lumpectomy specimens

Prediction of primary breast cancer size and T-stage using micro-computed tomography in lumpectomy specimens

Background: Histopathology is the only accepted method to measure and stage the breast tumor size. However, there is a need to find another method to measure and stage the tumor size when the pathological assessment is not available. Micro-computed tomography. (micro-CT) has the ability to measure t...

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Main Authors: Wafa M Sarraj, Rong Tang, Anas L Najjar, Molly Griffin, Anthony H Bui, Alan Zambeli-Ljepovic, Mike Senter-Zapata, Maya Lewin-Berlin, Leopoldo Fernandez, Juliette Buckley, Amy Ly, Elena Brachtel, Owen Aftreth, John Gilbertson, Yukako Yagi, Michele Gadd, Kevin S Hughes, Barbara L Smith, James S Michaelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Pathology Informatics
Subjects:
Breast cancer, breast imaging, gross pathology, micro-computed tomography, tumor size
Online Access:http://www.jpathinformatics.org/article.asp?issn=2153-3539;year=2015;volume=6;issue=1;spage=60;epage=60;aulast=Sarraj

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