Contrast-enhanced conebeam breast CT (CBBCT) imaging features can help identify lymphovascular invasion (LVI) status in breast cancer patients, a study published February 13 in Academic Radiology found.
A team led by Zhaoxiang Ye, MD, PhD, from the National Clinical Research Center for Cancer in Tianjin, China, found that LVI was tied to various CT imaging features, including histologic type, Ki-67 index, and increased ipsilateral whole-breast vascularity (IIV) number and degree, among others.
“Our study suggests that CBBCT imaging features … can serve as biomarkers for predicting LVI in breast cancer patients, which helps clinicians make personalized treatment decisions and ensures optimal prognosis for patients,” Ye and colleagues wrote.
LVI refers to the presence of malignant cells within lymphatic or…