Overview
Examination of the feasibility of intra-operative pet CT to detect surgical margins in breast conservative surgery to prevent re-excision.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- • female and 18 years of age or older
- diagnosed with an early-stage (T1 or T2, and N0 or N1; according to the TNM-classification) invasive breast cancer
- eligible for breast conserving surgery
Exclusion Criteria:
- • Pregnancy or lactation
- Diabetes
- Multifocal tumor disease
- Diagnosis of inflammatory breast cancer
- Appointment at the nuclear medicine department for 18F-FDG administration would result in a unacceptable delay of surgery
- Subject has had exposure to ionizing radiation of more than 1 mSv in other research studies within the last 12 months
- Subject has recently (<60 days) or is simultaneously participating in another clinical trial.