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Lead
University of Cincinnati
See brief summary.
Age
25–any
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
female
subject is 25-100 years of age
subjects has at least one breast imaging finding on mammography and/or ultrasound which is assessed as highly suggestive of malignancy and recommended to biopsy
subject is able to provide informed consent
You may not be if
subject is pregnant
subject is actively lactating or discontinued breastfeeding less than 2 months ago
subject has breast implants
subject is scheduled for sentinel node procedure using radioactive Tc-99m within 24 hours of the PEM study
subject has contraindications for core biopsy and other invasive procedures
subject has Type I diabetes mellitus or poorly controlled Type II diabetes mellitus
subject has had surgery or radiation therapy on the study breast or has had chemotherapy within the past 12 months
subject has not fasted for 4-6 hours prior to the procedure and/or have a fasting blood glucose level greater than 140 mg/dl on day of PEM imaging
