Factors Influencing the Uptake of 99mTc-Sestamibi in Breast Tissue on Molecular Breast Imaging
O’Connor M, Hruska CB, Tran TD, Swanson T, Conners AL, Jones K, Rhodes DJ. Factors Influencing the Uptake of 99mTc-Sestamibi in Breast Tissue on Molecular Breast Imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine Technology 2015, 43: 13-20. PMID: 25613340, DOI: 10.2967/jnmt.114.150128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular breast imagingBreast tissuePrandial statusOptimal patient preparationPeripheral blood flowBody surface areaCounts/Type of interventionBreast imagingPatient heightPeripheral warmingStudy groupBlood flowSestamibiBreast activityPatient preparationFed stateCount densityMetabolic statusReference groupOblique viewMediolateral oblique viewTissueInterventionBreast thickness