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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
2011
The ClearPEM breast imaging scanner
J. Neves
2011
Corpus ID: 55182701
2009
2009
Detectors with dual-ended readout by silicon photomultipliers for high resolution positron emission mammography applications
F. Taghibakhsh
,
S. Cuddy
,
Timur M. Rvachov
,
D. Green
,
A. Reznik
,
J. Rowlands
IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record…
2009
Corpus ID: 22129271
We used silicon photomultipliers coupled to LYSO scintillator crystals in dual-ended readout configuration to evaluate detector…
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2008
2008
Clinical imaging characteristics of the positron emission mammography PEM Flex Solo II
L. MacDonald
,
J. Edwards
,
T. Lewellen
,
J. Rogers
,
Paul Kinahan
IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
2008
Corpus ID: 20943465
Positron emission mammography (PEM) uses two opposing gamma-ray imagers and limited-angle tomography techniques to image…
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2005
2005
An Amorphous Selenium Based Positron Emission Mammography Camera with Avalanche Gain
A. Reznik
,
B. Lui
,
J. Rowlands
Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment
2005
Corpus ID: 3047933
Early diagnosis of breast cancer is crucial for effective treatment, and the need exists for greater detection ability and…
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Positron Emission Mammography: Initial Clinical Results
E. Levine
,
R. Freimanis
,
+14 authors
L. Adler
Annals of Surgical Oncology
2003
Corpus ID: 8556272
Background: Evaluation of high-risk mammograms represents an enormous clinical challenge. Functional breast imaging coupled with…
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2003
2003
Feasibility study of using PEImager scanner for positron emission mammography
M. Jan
,
K. Chuang
,
+4 authors
Ying-Kai Fu
IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
2003
Corpus ID: 1915552
The purpose of this work is to study the feasibility of using PEImager scanner for positron emission mammography (PEM). PEM can…
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1998
1998
Technique to obtain positron emission mammography images in registration with x-ray mammograms.
A. Bergman
,
Christopher J. Thompson
,
+5 authors
Robert Lisbona
Medical Physics (Lancaster)
1998
Corpus ID: 15470035
X-ray mammograms reveal abnormal tissue densities, while metabolic images identify regions of abnormal metabolism. Conventional…
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1998
1998
Quantification in positron emission mammography (PEM) with planar detectors: contrast resolution measurements using a custom breast phantom and novel spherical hot-spots
K. Murthy
,
D. Jolly
,
+5 authors
J. Gagnon
IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record…
1998
Corpus ID: 70973962
The authors have previously demonstrated that their Positron Emission Mammography-1 (PEM-1) system can successfully defect small…
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1995
1995
Imaging performance of PEM-1: a high resolution system for positron emission mammography
C. Thompson
,
K. Murthy
,
+7 authors
R. Mako
IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical…
1995
Corpus ID: 56919211
Positron emission tomography with /sup 18/F-fluoro-deoxyglucose (FDG) is known to detect the increased metabolism of breast…
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Positron emission mammography (PEM): a promising technique for detecting breast cancer
C. Thompson
,
K. Murthy
,
Y. Picard
,
I. Weinberg
,
R. Mako
International Conference on Network and System…
1994
Corpus ID: 11128526
The authors are developing a high specificity technique for detecting the increased metabolic rate of breast tumours. The glucose…
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