Breast cancer imaging: a perspective for the next decade
A Karellas, S Vedantham - Medical physics, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Breast imaging is largely indicated for detection, diagnosis, and clinical management of
breast cancer and for evaluation of the integrity of breast implants. In this work, a prospective …
breast cancer and for evaluation of the integrity of breast implants. In this work, a prospective …
Organ-dedicated molecular imaging systems
AJ González, F Sánchez… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this review, we will cover both clinical and technical aspects of the advantages and
disadvantages of organ specific (dedicated) molecular imaging (MI) systems, namely …
disadvantages of organ specific (dedicated) molecular imaging (MI) systems, namely …
The positron emission mammography/tomography breast imaging and biopsy system (PEM/PET): design, construction and phantom-based measurements
RR Raylman, S Majewski, MF Smith… - Physics in Medicine …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
Tomographic breast imaging techniques can potentially improve detection and diagnosis of
cancer in women with radiodense and/or fibrocystic breasts. We have developed a high …
cancer in women with radiodense and/or fibrocystic breasts. We have developed a high …
Simulation study of a quasi‐monochromatic beam for x‐ray computed mammotomography
The purpose of this simulation study was to evaluate the feasibility, benefits, and potential
operating parameters of a quasi‐monochromatic beam from a tungsten‐target x‐ray source …
operating parameters of a quasi‐monochromatic beam from a tungsten‐target x‐ray source …
Evaluation of fully 3-D emission mammotomography with a compact cadmium zinc telluride detector
CN Brzymialkiewicz, MP Tornai… - IEEE transactions on …, 2005 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A compact, dedicated cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) gamma camera coupled with a fully
three-dimensional (3-D) acquisition system may serve as a secondary diagnostic tool for …
three-dimensional (3-D) acquisition system may serve as a secondary diagnostic tool for …
Design and development of a fully 3D dedicated x-ray computed mammotomography system
MP Tornai, RL McKinley… - … 2005: Physics of …, 2005 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Our effort to implement a volumetric x-ray computed mammotomography (CmT) system
dedicated to imaging breast disease comprises: demonstrated development of a quasi …
dedicated to imaging breast disease comprises: demonstrated development of a quasi …
Spectral optimization for dedicated breast CT
M Weigel, SV Vollmar, WA Kalender - Medical Physics, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: The authors investigated the choice of spectra for the optimization of the dose‐
weighted contrast‐to‐noise ratio (CNRD) for a dedicated breast CT scanner. The objective is …
weighted contrast‐to‐noise ratio (CNRD) for a dedicated breast CT scanner. The objective is …
Combined SPECT/CT and PET/CT for breast imaging
P Russo, M Larobina, F Di Lillo, S Del Vecchio… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2016 - Elsevier
In the field of nuclear medicine imaging, breast imaging for cancer diagnosis is still mainly
based on 2D imaging techniques. Three-dimensional tomographic imaging with whole-body …
based on 2D imaging techniques. Three-dimensional tomographic imaging with whole-body …
Initial study of quasi-monochromatic x-ray beam performance for x-ray computed mammotomography
We evaluate the feasibility, benefits, and operating parameters of a quasimonochromatic
beam for a newly developed x-ray cone beam computed mammotomography application …
beam for a newly developed x-ray cone beam computed mammotomography application …
Detection of breast cancer microcalcification using 99mTc-MDP SPECT or Osteosense 750EX FMT imaging
Background In previous work, we demonstrated the presence of hydroxyapetite (type II
microcalcification), HAP, in triple negative MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. We used 18 F …
microcalcification), HAP, in triple negative MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. We used 18 F …