2015
Direct-Conversion Molecular Breast Imaging of Invasive Breast Cancer: Imaging Features, Extent of Invasive Disease, and Comparison Between Invasive Ductal and Lobular Histology.
Conners AL, Jones KN, Hruska CB, Geske JR, Boughey JC, Rhodes DJ. Direct-Conversion Molecular Breast Imaging of Invasive Breast Cancer: Imaging Features, Extent of Invasive Disease, and Comparison Between Invasive Ductal and Lobular Histology. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2015, 205: w374-81. PMID: 26295674, PMCID: PMC8900216, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.14.13502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive breast cancerMolecular breast imagingInvasive tumor fociBreast imaging examinationsTumor fociMolecular breastBreast cancerImaging featuresInvasive diseasePathology reportsImaging examinationsHistologic profileBreast imagingBreast imaging findingsChi-square testLobular histologyHistologic subtypeInvasive DuctalImaging findingsInvasive cancerBenign reasonsInvasive fociTumor appearanceBlinded reviewLesion type
2014
Breast density legislation. Implications for patients and primary care providers.
Rhodes DJ, Conners AL. Breast density legislation. Implications for patients and primary care providers. Minnesota Medicine 2014, 97: 43-8. PMID: 25158436.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Proof of concept for low‐dose molecular breast imaging with a dual‐head CZT gamma camera. Part II. Evaluation in patients
Hruska CB, Weinmann AL, Skjerseth C, Wagenaar EM, Conners AL, Tortorelli CL, Maxwell RW, Rhodes DJ, O'Connor MK. Proof of concept for low‐dose molecular breast imaging with a dual‐head CZT gamma camera. Part II. Evaluation in patients. Medical Physics 2012, 39: 3476-3483. PMID: 22755727, PMCID: PMC3376157, DOI: 10.1118/1.4719959.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreastBreast NeoplasmsCadmiumFemaleGamma CamerasHumansRadiation DosageRadionuclide ImagingRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityTelluriumTumor BurdenZincConceptsMolecular breast imagingMBq TcDiagnostic accuracyIntrareader agreementMedian lesion sizeLesion detectionPatient studiesEffective radiation doseTelluride gamma cameraSimilar diagnostic accuracyAdequate lesion detectionAdjunct screening techniqueGamma cameraAdministered dosesCount densityClinical careSeparate cohortLesion sizeMBq injectionMolecular breastLow dosesPatientsDense breastsBreast lesionsDosesEvaluation of Molecular Breast Imaging in Women Undergoing Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with Tc-99m Sestamibi
Hruska CB, Rhodes DJ, Collins DA, Tortorelli CL, Askew JW, O'Connor MK. Evaluation of Molecular Breast Imaging in Women Undergoing Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with Tc-99m Sestamibi. Journal Of Women's Health 2012, 21: 730-738. PMID: 22404787, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2011.3267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular breast imagingBreast diseaseBreast cancerDiagnostic yieldMyocardial perfusionHigh-risk benign breast lesionsMyocardial perfusion stress testingRecent negative mammogramStress myocardial perfusionHigh diagnostic yieldStress myocardial perfusion studyBenign breast lesionsNumber of cancersMyocardial perfusion studiesBreast imagingNew cancersRecent mammogramSestamibi injectionNegative mammogramUnnecessary workupPerfusion studiesBreast lesionsCancerIsotope injectionWomenLexicon for standardized interpretation of gamma camera molecular breast imaging: observer agreement and diagnostic accuracy
Conners AL, Hruska CB, Tortorelli CL, Maxwell RW, Rhodes DJ, Boughey JC, Berg WA. Lexicon for standardized interpretation of gamma camera molecular breast imaging: observer agreement and diagnostic accuracy. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2012, 39: 971-982. PMID: 22289959, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-011-2054-z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Dedicated Dual-Head Gamma Imaging for Breast Cancer Screening in Women with Mammographically Dense Breasts
Rhodes DJ, Hruska CB, Phillips SW, Whaley DH, O'Connor MK. Dedicated Dual-Head Gamma Imaging for Breast Cancer Screening in Women with Mammographically Dense Breasts. Radiology 2010, 258: 106-18. PMID: 21045179, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.10100625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive predictive valueBreast cancerDense breastsDiagnostic yieldNode-negative breast cancerAdditional risk factorsNumber of patientsGamma imagingNumber of biopsiesBreast cancer screeningHIPAA-compliant protocolIpsilateral cancerAbnormal findingsAsymptomatic womenEligible participantsCancer screeningRisk factorsSestamibi injection
2008
Molecular breast imaging: use of a dual-head dedicated gamma camera to detect small breast tumors.
Hruska CB, Phillips SW, Whaley DH, Rhodes DJ, O'Connor MK. Molecular breast imaging: use of a dual-head dedicated gamma camera to detect small breast tumors. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2008, 191: 1805-15. PMID: 19020253, PMCID: PMC3885170, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.07.3693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBreast NeoplasmsEquipment DesignEquipment Failure AnalysisFemaleGamma CamerasHumansImage EnhancementMiddle AgedMolecular Probe TechniquesRadionuclide ImagingRadiopharmaceuticalsReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySingle-Blind MethodTechnetium Tc 99m SestamibiConceptsMolecular breast imagingMolecular breastBI-RADS category 4Breast imagingMBq of technetiumSmall breast tumorsTelluride gamma cameraGamma cameraSubcentimeter lesionsUptake scoreAdditional cancersBlinded reviewDetection of cancerBreast tumorsLesionsSmall lesionsBreastPatientsBreast lesionsBlinded readersCancerOblique viewCategory 4Mediolateral oblique viewTumorsScientific Impact Recognition Award: Molecular breast imaging: A review of the Mayo Clinic experience
Hruska CB, Boughey JC, Phillips SW, Rhodes DJ, Wahner-Roedler DL, Whaley DH, Degnim AC, O'Connor MK. Scientific Impact Recognition Award: Molecular breast imaging: A review of the Mayo Clinic experience. The American Journal Of Surgery 2008, 196: 470-476. PMID: 18723155, PMCID: PMC2603338, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular breast imagingInvasive ductal carcinomaInvasive lobular carcinomaDuctal carcinomaLobular carcinomaHigh-risk patientsExtent of diseaseMayo Clinic experienceBreast cancer screeningSurgical treatment planningBreast imagingMultifocal diseaseCancer screeningInstitutional protocolAdditional diseaseClinic experienceCarcinomaDiseaseFunctional uptakeTreatment planningMBI studiesPromising roleTumorsBreastCancer detection
2007
Molecular 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
2005
Molecular Breast Imaging: A New Technique Using Technetium Tc 99m Scintimammography to Detect Small Tumors of the Breast
Rhodes DJ, O'Connor MK, Phillips SW, Smith RL, Collins DA. Molecular Breast Imaging: A New Technique Using Technetium Tc 99m Scintimammography to Detect Small Tumors of the Breast. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2005, 80: 24-30. DOI: 10.4065/80.1.24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular breast imagingMalignant lesionsTechnetium TcBreast parenchymaEvidence of cancerTrue-negative scansFalse-positive scansSensitivity of mammographyTelluride gamma cameraMagnetic resonance imagingTrue positive casesMalignant breast lesionsGamma cameraFat necrosisFalse-positive resultsSmall cancersAdditional lesionsDetection of lesionsSmall tumorsPatientsBenign fibroadenomasLesionsResonance imagingBreast contralateralSurgery
2003
Evaluation of a small cadmium zinc telluride detector for scintimammography.
Mueller B, O'Connor MK, Blevis I, Rhodes DJ, Smith R, Collins DA, Phillips SW. Evaluation of a small cadmium zinc telluride detector for scintimammography. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2003, 44: 602-9. PMID: 12679406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall glass spheresCZT detectorsCadmium zinc telluride detectorsGlass spheresWater tankDetector elementsCZT systemBreast phantom imagesEffect of variationTelluride detectorIntegral uniformitySpatial resolutionSuperior performanceField of viewSmall spheresCameraConventional gamma cameraPhantom modelLarge fieldPerformanceResolution collimatorEnergy resolutionRange 0CollimatorTank