Development and Characterization of Novel Volumetric Acquisition Orbits with an Application Specific Emission Tomograph for Improved Breast Cancer Detection

Abstract

The overall goal of this work was to develop, implement, and evaluate novel three-dimensional acquisition orbits for a dedicated emission mammotomography system. The system can revolve around a pendant, uncompressed breast with fully three dimensional orbital trajectories, which allow for chest wall and axillary imaging. Further optimization and characterization of the system's flexible trajectories and resulting reconstructed images continues. Upon the recommendations from this and prior work, one patient study has been completed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA474697

Entities

People

  • Caryl N. Brzymialkiewicz
  • Kristy Perez

Organizations

  • Duke University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Breast Cancer
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Sets
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Emission
  • Frequency
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Low Noise
  • Measurement
  • Neoplasms
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Radioactive Decay
  • Three Dimensional
  • Trajectories

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Medical Imaging.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects