Dedicated breast computed tomography: basic aspects

A Sarno, G Mettivier, P Russo - Medical physics, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
X‐ray mammography of the compressed breast is well recognized as the “gold standard” for
early detection of breast cancer, but its performance is not ideal. One limitation of screening …

Dedicated breast CT: state of the art—Part I. Historical evolution and technical aspects

Y Zhu, AM O'Connell, Y Ma, A Liu, H Li, Y Zhang… - European …, 2022 - Springer
Dedicated breast CT is an emerging 3D isotropic imaging technology for breast, which
overcomes the limitations of 2D compression mammography and limited angle …

Design and evaluation of the MAMMI dedicated breast PET

L Moliner, AJ Gonzalez, A Soriano, F Sanchez… - Medical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: A breast dedicated positron emission tomography (PET) scanner has been
developed based on monolithic LYSO crystals coupled to position sensitive photomultiplier …

Initial characterization of a dedicated breast PET/CT scanner during human imaging

SL Bowen, Y Wu, AJ Chaudhari, L Fu… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2009 - Soc Nuclear Med
We have constructed a dedicated breast PET/CT scanner capable of high-resolution
functional and anatomic imaging. Here, we present an initial characterization of scanner …

Performance evaluation of a new dedicated breast PET scanner using NEMA NU4-2008 standards

KK Miyake, K Matsumoto, M Inoue… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2014 - Soc Nuclear Med
The aim of this work was to evaluate the performance characteristics of a newly developed
dedicated breast PET scanner, according to National Electrical Manufacturers Association …

Nuclear imaging of the breast: translating achievements in instrumentation into clinical use

CB Hruska, MK O'Connor - Medical physics, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Approaches to imaging the breast with nuclear medicine and/or molecular imaging methods
have been under investigation since the late 1980s when a technique called …

High-resolution 18F-FDG PET/CT for assessing disease activity in rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis: findings of a prospective pilot study

AJ Chaudhari, A Ferrero, F Godinez… - The British journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Objective: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) commonly affect the small
joints of the wrist and hand. We evaluated the performance of a new, high-resolution …

Molecular imaging in breast cancer: from whole‐body PET/CT to dedicated breast PET

BB Koolen, WV Vogel, M Vrancken Peeters… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Positron emission tomography (PET), with or without integrated computed tomography (CT),
using 18F‐fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) is based on the principle of elevated glucose …

Dedicated breast CT: The optimal cross sectional imaging solution?

KK Lindfors, JM Boone, MS Newell… - Radiologic Clinics of …, 2010 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Mammography has widespread acceptance as a screening modality for breast cancer, with
mortality reduction of 30–40% in screened populations (1). However, mammography has …

Breast-dedicated radionuclide imaging systems

DFC Hsu, DL Freese, CS Levin - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2016 - Soc Nuclear Med
Breast-dedicated radionuclide imaging systems show promise for increasing clinical
sensitivity for breast cancer while minimizing patient dose and cost. We present several …