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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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2011
2009
2009
We used silicon photomultipliers coupled to LYSO scintillator crystals in dual-ended readout configuration to evaluate detector… 
2008
2008
Positron emission mammography (PEM) uses two opposing gamma-ray imagers and limited-angle tomography techniques to image… 
2005
2005
Early diagnosis of breast cancer is crucial for effective treatment, and the need exists for greater detection ability and… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Background: Evaluation of high-risk mammograms represents an enormous clinical challenge. Functional breast imaging coupled with… 
2003
2003
The purpose of this work is to study the feasibility of using PEImager scanner for positron emission mammography (PEM). PEM can… 
1998
1998
X-ray mammograms reveal abnormal tissue densities, while metabolic images identify regions of abnormal metabolism. Conventional… 
1998
1998
The authors have previously demonstrated that their Positron Emission Mammography-1 (PEM-1) system can successfully defect small… 
1995
1995
Positron emission tomography with /sup 18/F-fluoro-deoxyglucose (FDG) is known to detect the increased metabolism of breast… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
The authors are developing a high specificity technique for detecting the increased metabolic rate of breast tumours. The glucose…