Comparison of small field of view gamma camera systems for scintimammography

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 441-445

  Hruska, Carrie B ^a   O'Connor, Michael K ^a   Collins, Douglas A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast; Compact gamma camera; Scintimammography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST; COLLIMATOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE QUALITY; PHANTOM; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SCINTIMAMMOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CADMIUM; CESIUM; FEMALE; GAMMA CAMERAS; HUMANS; IODIDES; MAMMOGRAPHY; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SODIUM IODIDE; TELLURIUM; ZINC;

EID: 18144392329     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006231-200505000-00008     Document Type: Article

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