Automation and Preclinical Evaluation of a Dedicated Emission Mammotomography System for Fully 3-D Molecular Breast Imaging
Abstract
The overall objective of this proposal is to fully automate and optimize the performance of a 3-D dedicated emission mammotomography system for enhanced semi-automated clinical testing. A retrospective study of 103 clinical MRI uncompressed breast scans was conducted to create surface renderings of the uncompressed breasts and analyze how to adapt existing acquisition orbits for varying breast shapes. Laser ribbon ranging sensors and associated hardware to fully automate the radius of rotation were acquired and tested. An observer based 3D contrast-detail study was performed in an effort to evaluate the limits of object detectability for the dedicated CZT-based SPECT mammotomography imaging system under various imaging conditions. Other aspects of the training program were also initiated including clinical shadowing in the mammography, nuclear medicine, and breast oncology divisions at Duke University.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA477591
Entities
People
- Spencer J. Cutler
Organizations
- Duke University