Molecular breast imaging: advantages and limitations of a scintimammographic technique in patients with small breast tumors

MK O'Connor, SW Phillips, CB Hruska… - The breast …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Preliminary studies from our laboratory showed that molecular breast imaging (MBI) can
reliably detect tumors< 2 cm in diameter. This study extends our work to a larger patient …

Monte Carlo simulations of compact gamma cameras based on avalanche photodiodes

P Després, T Funk, KS Shah… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
Avalanche photodiodes (APDs), and in particular position-sensitive avalanche photodiodes
(PSAPDs), are an attractive alternative to photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) for reading out …

New instrumentation

J Eckardt, K Schäfers, L Stegger - Advances in Nuclear Oncology, 2007 - taylorfrancis.com
Background Recent years have seen tremendous advancements in nuclear imaging
technology. These include the development of new detector materials for both single photon …