2017
Comparison of Tc-99m maraciclatide and Tc-99m sestamibi molecular breast imaging in patients with suspected breast cancer
O’Connor M, Morrow MMB, Hunt KN, Boughey JC, Wahner-Roedler DL, Conners AL, Rhodes DJ, Hruska CB. Comparison of Tc-99m maraciclatide and Tc-99m sestamibi molecular breast imaging in patients with suspected breast cancer. EJNMMI Research 2017, 7: 5. PMID: 28091980, PMCID: PMC5237435, DOI: 10.1186/s13550-017-0255-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancerBenign lesionsMolecular subtypesBreast lesionsTumor molecular subtypeOverall diagnostic performancePathologic sizeAnalyzable patientsTumor extentMalignant tumorsLesion extentBlinded fashionLesion sizeSestamibiMolecular breastPatientsLesionsAlternative radiotracersLesion uptakeAssessment scoresROC analysisCancerInterest analysisDiagnostic performanceExamination one
2007
Molecular breast imaging: advances and limitations of a scintimammographic technique in patients with small breast tumors
O'Connor M, Phillips S, Hruska C, Rhodes D, Collins D. Molecular breast imaging: advances and limitations of a scintimammographic technique in patients with small breast tumors. Clinical Imaging 2007, 31: 295. DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2007.04.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMolecular breast imagingSmall breast tumorsBreast tumorsEvidence of cancerFalse-positive scansLarger patient populationMalignant breast tumorsStandard mammographic viewsMBq technetiumOccult tumorsPatient populationMalignant tumorsPatientsTumorsBreast tissueSubjective discomfortBiopsySurgeryMammographic viewsGamma cameraBreast imagingBreast thicknessPreliminary studyRegular detectionView gamma cameraMolecular Breast Imaging: Advantages and Limitations of a Scintimammographic Technique in Patients with Small Breast Tumors
O'Connor MK, Phillips SW, Hruska CB, Rhodes DJ, Collins DA. Molecular Breast Imaging: Advantages and Limitations of a Scintimammographic Technique in Patients with Small Breast Tumors. The Breast Journal 2007, 13: 3-11. PMID: 17214787, DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2006.00356.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCarcinoma, Intraductal, NoninfiltratingCarcinoma, LobularCarcinoma, PapillaryFemaleHumansMammographyMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsRadionuclide ImagingSensitivity and SpecificityTechnetium Tc 99m SestamibiUltrasonographyConceptsMolecular breast imagingSmall breast tumorsBreast tumorsEvidence of cancerFalse-positive scansLarger patient populationMalignant breast tumorsStandard mammographic viewsMBq TcOccult tumorsPatient populationMalignant tumorsPositive scansPatientsTumorsBreast tissueSubjective discomfortBiopsySurgeryMammographic viewsGamma cameraBreast imagingBreast thicknessPreliminary studyRegular detection