Metabolic Tumor Burden Assessed by Dual Time Point [ 18 F]FDG PET/CT in Locally Advanced Breast Cancer: Relation with Tumor Biology

Purpose The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of dual time point 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose ([18F]FDG) positron emission tomography/x-ray computed tomography (PET/CT) on the standard uptake value (SUV) and volume-based metabolic variables of breast lesions and their relation with biological characteristics and molecular phenotypes.