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

• Main Authors: Wafa M Sarraj (Author), Rong Tang (Author), Anas L Najjar (Author), Molly Griffin (Author), Anthony H Bui (Author), Alan Zambeli-Ljepovic (Author), Mike Senter-Zapata (Author), Maya Lewin-Berlin (Author), Leopoldo Fernandez (Author), Juliette Buckley (Author), Amy Ly (Author), Elena Brachtel (Author), Owen Aftreth (Author), John Gilbertson (Author), Yukako Yagi (Author), Michele Gadd (Author), Kevin S Hughes (Author), Barbara L Smith (Author), James S Michaelson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...