99mTc-thymine scintigraphy may be a promising method in the diagnosis of breast cancer

OBJECTIVE: Mammography has been established as the gold standard for the detection of breast cancer, and imaging techniques such as ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging, scintigraphy and positron emission tomography may be useful to improve its sensitivity and specificity. The objective of th...

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Main Authors: Monica Pires Ribeiro, Sergio Augusto Lopes de Souza, Flavia Paiva Proenca Lobo Lopes, Paulo Henrique Rosado-de-Castro, Lea Mirian Barbosa da Fonseca, Bianca Gutfilen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2013-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322013000300002