S16 Ep17: Breast Imaging Advances Emphasize the Importance of Patient-Focused Nuclear Medicine Collaboration: With Megan Kruse, MD; and Sophia O’Brien, MD
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Show Notes
In today’s episode, we sat down with Megan Kruse, MD; and Sophia O’Brien, MD. Dr Kruse is a breast medical oncologist at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Dr O’Brien is an assistant professor of clinical radiology in the Divisions of Nuclear Medicine and Breast Imaging, as well as the associate program director of the Diagnostic Radiology Residency, at Penn Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In our exclusive interview, Drs Kruse and O’Brien highlighted the various roles of imaging modalities in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment decision-making, noting the unique role of 18F-fluoroestradiol (FES)–PET/CT in lobular breast cancer, how future evolutions of breast imaging may influence FES-PET/CT use, and the importance of strong collaborations between medical oncologists and nuclear medicine physicians.