2012
Evaluation 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
Scientific 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
2005
Molecular Breast Imaging: A New Technique Using Technetium Tc 99m Scintimammography to Detect Small Tumors of the Breast
Rhodes DJ, O'Connor MK, Phillips SW, Smith RL, Collins DA. Molecular Breast Imaging: A New Technique Using Technetium Tc 99m Scintimammography to Detect Small Tumors of the Breast. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2005, 80: 24-30. DOI: 10.4065/80.1.24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular breast imagingMalignant lesionsTechnetium TcBreast parenchymaEvidence of cancerTrue-negative scansFalse-positive scansSensitivity of mammographyTelluride gamma cameraMagnetic resonance imagingTrue positive casesMalignant breast lesionsGamma cameraFat necrosisFalse-positive resultsSmall cancersAdditional lesionsDetection of lesionsSmall tumorsPatientsBenign fibroadenomasLesionsResonance imagingBreast contralateralSurgery