Positron Emission Mammography (PEM) is a valuable molecular imaging technique for
breast studies using pharmaceuticals labeled with positron emitters and dual-panel …

Breast cancer is one of the most frequent causes of premature death amongst women. To
enhance the chances for complete recovery, the tumor shall be detected at an early stage. It …

A standard protocol for performance evaluation of positron emission mammography (PEM)
systems has not yet been established. In this work we propose a methodology based on the …

ClearPEM is a high resolution PET scanner dedicated to breast imaging that offers good
lesion detectability and localization. To obtain quantitative images, corrections need to be …

ClearPEM-Sonic is an innovative imaging device specifically developed for breast cancer.
The possibility to work in PEM-Ultrasound multimodality allows to obtain metabolic and …

Breast cancer imaging is a good example of how medical imaging modalities can diminish
the number of patients suffering from this highly prevalent and deadly disease. X-ray …

A dedicated random correction algorithm is presented in this study for positron emission
mammography (PEM) systems. PEM refers to a specified PET system that is optimized for …

Purpose: The reconstruction of positron emission tomography images is a computationally
intensive task which benefits from the use of increasingly complex physical models. Aiming …

Emission Tomography imaging techniques are known for its quantitative potential. As in
whole-body Positron Emission Tomography (PET), also in breast dedicated Positron …

We have characterized a PET prototype based on monolithic scintillator detectors. The
prototype has a modular design with 8 identical detector cassettes, each housing 4 …