[PDF][PDF] Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose-guided breast cancer surgery with a positron-sensitive probe: validation in preclinical studies

RR Raylman, SJ Fisher, RS Brown… - Journal of Nuclear …, 1995 - Soc Nuclear Med
Fluorine- 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose-Guided Breast Cancer Surgery with a Positron-Sensitive
Probe: Validation in Preclinical Studies Page 1 Inthis study,the feasibilityof utilizmng2-deoxy-2-fluoro-d-glucose …

An intra-operative positron probe with background rejection capability for FDG-guided surgery

S Yamamoto, K Matsumoto, S Sakamoto… - Annals of nuclear …, 2005 - Springer
For radio-guided surgery on tumors using F-18-FDG, detection of annihilation gamma
photons emanating from other parts of the body produces background radiation counts and …

Pilot clinical trial of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission mammography in the surgical management of breast cancer

L Tafra, Z Cheng, J Uddo, MB Lobrano, W Stein… - The American journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: High-resolution positron-emission mammography (PEM) is a new device,
which allows the imaging of breast tissue. A prospective study was performed to assess the …

PET probe-guided surgery in patients with breast cancer: proposal for a methodological approach

P Orsaria, A Chiaravalloti, A Fiorentini, C Pistolese… - in vivo, 2017 - iv.iiarjournals.org
Background: Although it is valuable for detecting distant metastases, identifying recurrence,
and evaluating responses to chemotherapy, the role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron …

The Application of Positron Emission Tomographie Imaging With Fluorodeoxyglucose to the Evaluation of Breast Disease

NY TSE, CK HOH, RA HAWKINS, MJ ZINNER… - Annals of …, 1992 - journals.lww.com
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a computer-aided tomographic imaging technique
that uses positron-emitting compounds to trace biochemical processes of tissue, and …

Positron emission tomography (PET) and mammography (PEM) for breast cancer: importance to surgeons

L Tafra - Annals of surgical oncology, 2007 - Springer
The unique aspect of positron emission tomography (PET) is the ability of the image to
represent the physiology or metabolism of the area of interest as opposed to just its …

A fiber-optically coupled positron-sensitive surgical probe.

RR Raylman, RL Wahl - Journal of Nuclear Medicine: Official …, 1994 - europepmc.org
Methods The device consists of a small piece of plastic scintillator coupled by fiber-optic
cable to a photomultiplier tube. Measurements of resolution and detector sensitivity were …

Design optimization and performances of an intraoperative positron imaging probe for radioguided cancer surgery

S Spadola, MA Verdier, L Pinot, C Esnault… - Journal of …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Extent and accuracy of surgical resection is a crucial step in operable tumor therapy.
Emergence of promising specific tumor-seeking agents labeled with positron emitters is …

Positron emission mammography–guided breast biopsy

RR Raylman, S Majewski… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2001 - Soc Nuclear Med
Positron emission mammography (PEM) is a technique to obtain planar images of the breast
for detection of potentially cancerous, radiotracer-avid tumors. To increase the diagnostic …

Development of a positron-imaging detector with background rejection capability

S Yamamoto, T Higashi, K Matsumoto… - Annals of nuclear …, 2006 - Springer
Objective Intra-operative probes have recently become important instruments in nuclear
medicine. In such an application, the radiopharmaceutical F-18-fluorodeoxy glucose (FDG) …