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 …

PET characteristics of a dedicated breast PET/CT scanner prototype

Y Wu, SL Bowen, K Yang, N Packard… - Physics in Medicine …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract A dedicated breast PET/CT system has been constructed at our institution, with the
goal of having increased spatial resolution and sensitivity compared to whole-body systems …

Clinical performance of 2 dedicated PET scanners for breast imaging: initial evaluation

M Iima, Y Nakamoto, S Kanao, T Sugie… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2012 - Soc Nuclear Med
The purpose of this study was to investigate the diagnostic performance of 2 newly
developed dedicated breast PET scanners in patients with known or suspected breast …

Design considerations for a limited angle, dedicated breast, TOF PET scanner

S Surti, JS Karp - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Development of partial ring, dedicated breast positron emission tomography (PET)
scanners is an active area of research. Due to the limited angular coverage, generation of …

maxPET, a dedicated mammary and axillary region PET imaging system for breast cancer

NK Doshi, RW Silverman, Y Shao… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2001 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Presents initial measurements from a high-performance prototype dedicated PET camera
(maxPET) designed for mammary and axillary region imaging. The system consists of two …

Clinical imaging characteristics of the positron emission mammography camera: PEM Flex Solo II

L MacDonald, J Edwards, T Lewellen… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2009 - Soc Nuclear Med
We evaluated a commercial positron emission mammography (PEM) camera, the PEM Flex
Solo II. This system comprises two 6× 16.4 cm detectors that scan together covering up to a …

Performance evaluation of a high resolution dedicated breast PET scanner

T García Hernández, A Vicedo González… - Medical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Early stage breast cancers may not be visible on a whole‐body PET scan. To
overcome whole‐body PET limitations, several dedicated breast positron emission …

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 …

PET camera designs for imaging breast cancer and axillary node involvement

WW Moses, TF Budinger, RH Huesman - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 1995 - osti.gov
We propose a design for a PET camera dedicated to imaging breast tumors with high
selectivity and specificity, but low cost and injected FDG dose. This extends a previous …

Dedicated PET scanners for breast imaging

R Freifelder, JS Karp - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 1997 - iopscience.iop.org
We have used computer simulations to compare two designs for a PET scanner dedicated to
breast imaging with a whole-body PET scanner. The new designs combine high spatial …