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
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