An x-ray computed tomography/positron emission tomography system designed specifically for breast imaging

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-43

  Boone, John M ^a,b   Yang, Kai ^a   Burkett, George W ^a   Packard, Nathan J ^a,b   Huang, Shih Ying ^a,b   Bowen, Spencer ^b   Badawi, Ramsey D ^a,b   Lindfors, Karen K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Computed tomography; Diagnostic imaging; Equipment; Positron emission tomography; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CALIBRATION; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAMMOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIATION DOSE; X RAY;

EID: 76049120460     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303461000900104     Document Type: Article

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