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Diagnostic Imaging Pathways - Staging of Breast Cancer

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Teaching Points

  • Accurate staging is essential for therapeutic decision making and prognostic information
  • Imaging modalities that can be utilised in the 'Tumuor' stage of disease include -
    • Biopsy
    • Mammogram
    • Ultrasound
    • MRI
  • The extent of imaging required for the detection of metastatic disease is dependant on locoregional staging and may include -
    • Chest Xray
    • CT chest
    • Ultrasound +/- CT of the abdomen
    • Bone scan
    • PET scan

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