Evaluation of a small cadmium zinc telluride detector for scintimammography

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 602-609

  Mueller, Bryon ^a   O'Connor, Michael K ^a   Blevis, Ira ^b   Rhodes, Deborah J ^a   Smith, Robin ^a   Collins, Douglas A ^a   Phillips, Stephen W ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b GE HEALTHCARE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Breast; Cadmium zinc telluride detector; Scintimammography

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM DERIVATIVE; CADMIUM ZINC TELLURIDE; GLASS; TECHNETIUM 99M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; TELLURIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BREAST; COLLIMATOR; DENSITY; ENERGY; EVALUATION; GEOMETRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PERFORMANCE; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SCINTIMAMMOGRAPHY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; TANK; THICKNESS; TUMOR; BREAST TUMOR; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; PAGET NIPPLE DISEASE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCINTISCANNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCER; VALIDATION STUDY;

BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAMMA CAMERAS; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOMETRY; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELLURIUM; TRANSDUCERS; ZINC;

EID: 0038315421     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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