Results: We report an overallsensitivityof 83% and specificityof 93% for the diagnosis of
breast cancer. In palpable lesions, the sensitivity was of 94% with a specificity of 91%, while …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the complementary role of technetium-99m sestamibi
scintimammography in improvement of the sensitivity and specificity of mammography in …

revision accepted Apr. 15, 1997. For correspondence or reprints contact: Sergey
Mekhmandarov, MD. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson …

Scintimammography with Contrast-Enhanced Page 1 Nuclear Oncology Comparison of
Technetium—99m-Sestamibi Scintimammography with Contrast-Enhanced MRI for Diagnosis of …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of technetium‐99m sestamibi
(MIBI) scintimammography for the diagnosis of breast cancer in patients with palpable breast …

Technetium-99m-Sestamibi Scintimammography of Breast Lesions: Clinical and
Pathological Follow-up Page 1 prostate carcinoma (1). In 1993,the American Cancer So …

The limit of detection of invasive carcinoma by scintimammography appears to be> 10 mm,
but not uncommonly smaller invasive carcinoma is detected in the presence of pre-invasive …

Imaging techniques currently used for the diagnosis of breast cancer are reviewed and
compared. Besides mammography, magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission …

The wide availability and the extensive use of screening mammography have resulted in an
earlier diagnosis of breast cancer and in a significant reduction in the relative risk of dying …

Technetium-99m sestamibi scintimammography has been used primarily in the diagnosis of
breast cancer. It has also been suggested that this technique could be used to monitor …