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Absolute Quantification of Tc-99M Activity Distributions Using A Planar Molecular Breast Imaging Commercial System
<p>Molecular breast imaging (MBI) uses two dedicated-breast semiconductor detectors to visualize the preferential uptake of technetium-99m-sestamibi (<sup>99m</sup>Tc-sestamibi) by breast cancer cells relative to surrounding benign breast tissues. Clinically, MBI is used primarily as a …
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Development and tomographic reconstruction of an innovative MBI device for the early breast cancer diagnosis
Breast cancer affects 12% of women and is the second leading cause of cancer death for them. Thanks to improved diagnosis, death rate from beast cancer has dropped by 40% in the last decade. The standard breast cancer screening exam is X-ray mammography, thanks to its generally good sensitivity and …