Radionuclide-Based Imaging of Breast Cancer: State of the Art

Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that can affect women worldwide and endanger their health and wellbeing. Early detection of breast cancer can significantly improve the prognosis and survival rate of patients, but with traditional anatomical imagine methods, it is difficult to detect lesions befor...

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Autores principales: Huiling Li, Zhen Liu, Lujie Yuan, Kevin Fan, Yongxue Zhang, Weibo Cai, Xiaoli Lan
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:3360c0c54a304e0ab4932e1893bf79ac2021-11-11T15:33:31ZRadionuclide-Based Imaging of Breast Cancer: State of the Art10.3390/cancers132154592072-6694https://doaj.org/article/3360c0c54a304e0ab4932e1893bf79ac2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/21/5459https://doaj.org/toc/2072-6694Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that can affect women worldwide and endanger their health and wellbeing. Early detection of breast cancer can significantly improve the prognosis and survival rate of patients, but with traditional anatomical imagine methods, it is difficult to detect lesions before morphological changes occur. Radionuclide-based molecular imaging based on positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) displays its advantages for detecting breast cancer from a functional perspective. Radionuclide labeling of small metabolic compounds can be used for imaging biological processes, while radionuclide labeling of ligands/antibodies can be used for imaging receptors. Noninvasive visualization of biological processes helps elucidate the metabolic state of breast cancer, while receptor-targeted radionuclide molecular imaging is sensitive and specific for visualization of the overexpressed molecular markers in breast cancer, contributing to early diagnosis and better management of cancer patients. The rapid development of radionuclide probes aids the diagnosis of breast cancer in various aspects. These probes target metabolism, amino acid transporters, cell proliferation, hypoxia, estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (GRPR) and so on. This article provides an overview of the development of radionuclide molecular imaging techniques present in preclinical or clinical studies, which are used as tools for early breast cancer diagnosis.Huiling LiZhen LiuLujie YuanKevin FanYongxue ZhangWeibo CaiXiaoli LanMDPI AGarticlebreast cancerradionuclidemolecular imagingpositron emission tomography (PET)single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogensRC254-282ENCancers, Vol 13, Iss 5459, p 5459 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic breast cancer
radionuclide
molecular imaging
positron emission tomography (PET)
single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
spellingShingle breast cancer
radionuclide
molecular imaging
positron emission tomography (PET)
single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
Huiling Li
Zhen Liu
Lujie Yuan
Kevin Fan
Yongxue Zhang
Weibo Cai
Xiaoli Lan
Radionuclide-Based Imaging of Breast Cancer: State of the Art
description Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that can affect women worldwide and endanger their health and wellbeing. Early detection of breast cancer can significantly improve the prognosis and survival rate of patients, but with traditional anatomical imagine methods, it is difficult to detect lesions before morphological changes occur. Radionuclide-based molecular imaging based on positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) displays its advantages for detecting breast cancer from a functional perspective. Radionuclide labeling of small metabolic compounds can be used for imaging biological processes, while radionuclide labeling of ligands/antibodies can be used for imaging receptors. Noninvasive visualization of biological processes helps elucidate the metabolic state of breast cancer, while receptor-targeted radionuclide molecular imaging is sensitive and specific for visualization of the overexpressed molecular markers in breast cancer, contributing to early diagnosis and better management of cancer patients. The rapid development of radionuclide probes aids the diagnosis of breast cancer in various aspects. These probes target metabolism, amino acid transporters, cell proliferation, hypoxia, estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (GRPR) and so on. This article provides an overview of the development of radionuclide molecular imaging techniques present in preclinical or clinical studies, which are used as tools for early breast cancer diagnosis.
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author Huiling Li
Zhen Liu
Lujie Yuan
Kevin Fan
Yongxue Zhang
Weibo Cai
Xiaoli Lan
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Zhen Liu
Lujie Yuan
Kevin Fan
Yongxue Zhang
Weibo Cai
Xiaoli Lan
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title Radionuclide-Based Imaging of Breast Cancer: State of the Art
title_short Radionuclide-Based Imaging of Breast Cancer: State of the Art
title_full Radionuclide-Based Imaging of Breast Cancer: State of the Art
title_fullStr Radionuclide-Based Imaging of Breast Cancer: State of the Art
title_full_unstemmed Radionuclide-Based Imaging of Breast Cancer: State of the Art
title_sort radionuclide-based imaging of breast cancer: state of the art
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/3360c0c54a304e0ab4932e1893bf79ac
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