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
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 ResearchConceptsMolecular 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 injectionWomen
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 viewTumors