Studies comparing CT-TAP to conventional imaging for detection of metastatic disease in breast cancer patients.

Table 3: Studies comparing CT-TAP to conventional imaging for detection of metastatic disease in breast cancer patients.

Author	Year	Journal	Imaging modality	Patient group	n	Results: CT TAP	Results: Other
Mahner et al	2008	Annals of oncology	PET, CT, conventional imaging	Locally advanced breast cancer & suspected stage IV disease	69	Sensitivity 83 Specificity 85	Conventional 43 98
Tanaka et al	2012	Oncology Letters	Contrast enhanced CT	Asymptomatic breast cancer patients	483	Upstaged disease: Stage 1 0 Stage II 1.9 Stage III 31.3
Bristow et al	2007	The Breast	CT TAP , bone scan	Suspected or confirmed Stage IV disease	77	Sensitivity 97.7 Specificity 100	Bone-Scan 100 67.6
Total					619