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 lesionsDoses
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