OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility and potential
advantages of performing positron emission mammography (PEM)-guided biopsy after …

Positron emission mammography (PEM) is a technique to obtain planar images of the breast
for detection of potentially cancerous, radiotracer-avid tumors. To increase the diagnostic …

Background: Evaluation of high-risk mammograms represents an enormous clinical
challenge. Functional breast imaging coupled with mammography (positron emission …

Molecular imaging, using positron emission tomography (PET), has become an integral step
in the evaluation of many patients with malignancy. However, its use in patients with breast …

Efforts to create dedicated nuclear medicine breast imaging scanners are maturing as they
approach more routine clinical use. These systems promise to improve the detection of small …

Introduction: The goal of this initial clinical study was to test a new positron
emission/tomography imager and biopsy system (PEM/PET) in a small group of selected …

Positron emission mammography (PEM), a relatively novel breast imaging modality,
provides certain advantages over magnetic resonance imaging, including the ability to …

1807 Objectives: The use of tomographic breast imaging techniques can potentially improve
the detection and diagnosis of cancer in women with radiodense and/or fibrocystic breasts …

PURPOSE: To prospectively assess a dedicated, large field of view positron emission
tomography (PET) mammographic device for imaging primary breast carcinoma …

Positron emission mammography (PEM) is a new, specialized imaging modality utilizing
PET radiopharmaceuticals to detect breast cancer. The capabilities and limitations of PEM in …