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. In the second year of study, automated laser-guided contouring hardware and software were successfully implemented, and a final design is in progress. An observer-based direct comparison of 3D dedicated SPECT and 2D planar scintimammography was also conducted. Measuring estimated volumes by voxel integration of the MRI images expanded the retrospective MRI study from Year 1. Limited angle SPECT and CT were investigated in an effort to image a greater portion of the breast. As part of the training program and in progress toward obtaining a doctoral degree, I successfully passed my preliminary exam and obtained a Master's Degree.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA500885

Entities

People

  • Spencer J. Cutler

Organizations

  • Duke University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Breast Cancer
  • Data Acquisition
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detectors
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Emission
  • Engineering
  • Geometry
  • Imaging Techniques
  • Medical Personnel
  • Neoplasms
  • Three Dimensional
  • Tomography
  • Two Dimensional
  • X-Ray Computed Tomography

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Medical Imaging.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy