Positron Emission Mammography

An imaging technique that utilizes a radiolabeled sugar given intravenously to help define the size, shape, and location of a breast tumor.
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Clinical imaging characteristics of the positron emission mammography camera: PEM Flex Solo II.
UNLABELLED We evaluated a commercial positron emission mammography (PEM) camera, the PEM Flex Solo II. This system comprises two… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
High-resolution fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography with compression ("positron emission mammography") is highly accurate in depicting primary breast cancer.
We sought to prospectively assess the diagnostic performance of a high-resolution positron emission tomography (PET) scanner… (More)
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2006
2006
Instrumentation for Positron Emission Mammography.
Positron emission tomography (PET) is becoming widely accepted for the diagnosis and staging of cancer. Whole-body PET can detect… (More)
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2005
2005
Positron emission mammography: high-resolution biochemical breast imaging.
Positron emission mammography (PEM) provides images of biochemical activity in the breast with spatial resolution matching… (More)
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2003
2003
Positron Emission Mammography imaging
This paper examines current trends in Positron Emission Mammography (PEM) instrumentation and the performance tradeoffs inherent… (More)
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2003
2003
Fundamental limits of positron emission mammography
We explore the causes of performance limitation in positron emission mammography cameras. We compare two basic camera geometries… (More)
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2001
2001
Positron emission mammography-guided breast biopsy.
UNLABELLED Positron emission mammography (PEM) is a technique to obtain planar images of the breast for detection of potentially… (More)
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2001
2001
Comparison of rectangular and dual-planar positron emission mammography scanners
Breast imaging using dedicated positron emission tomography (PEM) has gained much interest in the medical imaging field. In this… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
List-mode maximum-likelihood reconstruction applied to positron emission mammography (PEM) with irregular sampling
Presents a preliminary study of list-mode likelihood reconstruction of images for a rectangular positron emission tomograph (PET… (More)
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1996
1996
Preliminary results for positron emission mammography: real-time functional breast imaging in a conventional mammography gantry
In order to optimally integrate radiotracer breast imaging within the breast clinic, anatomy and pathology should be easily… (More)
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