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
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
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