2017
Patient Acceptance of Half-dose Vs. Half-time Molecular Breast Imaging
Swanson TN, Tran TD, Hruska CB, Solberg CM, Rhodes DJ, Hunt KN, Conners AL, O'Connor MK. Patient Acceptance of Half-dose Vs. Half-time Molecular Breast Imaging. Journal Of Medical Imaging And Radiation Sciences 2017, 49: 39-43. PMID: 30479286, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmir.2017.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular breast imagingExact testFisher's exact testDuration of examinationBreast imagingPatients' opinionsPatient acceptanceDose reductionExamination comfortMost womenPatient comfortFemale volunteersRadiation doseExamination typesDoseExamination preferencesImagingPatientsGroupNumber of strategiesSurvey responsesVolunteersWomen
2015
Journal club: molecular breast imaging at reduced radiation dose for supplemental screening in mammographically dense breasts.
Rhodes DJ, Hruska CB, Conners AL, Tortorelli CL, Maxwell RW, Jones KN, Toledano AY, O'Connor MK. Journal club: molecular breast imaging at reduced radiation dose for supplemental screening in mammographically dense breasts. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2015, 204: 241-51. PMID: 25615744, PMCID: PMC4423604, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.14.13357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer detection rateMolecular breast imagingDense breastsOverall cancer detection rateInvasive cancer detection rateDetection ratePositive predictive valueRadiation dose reductionAsymptomatic womenBilateral cancerDCIS detectionSupplemental screeningInvasive diseaseBiopsy rateDose reductionReduced radiation dosePredictive valueMolecular breastBreastScreening mammographyDiagnostic performanceRadiopharmaceutical activityCancerRadiation doseMammography