| Literature DB >> 24485528 |
Sania Rahim1, Osama Mawlawi2, Shree Taylor2, Richelle Millican2, Nancy M Swanston2, J Elliott Brown3, Eric M Rohren2.
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INTRODUCTION: Positron emission mammography (PEM) has better spatial resolution than positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), or PET/CT. We evaluated the feasibility of extremity imaging with PEM using PET as a standard. METHODS/MATERIALS: Fourteen patients underwent sequential PET/CT and PEM. RESULTS/DISCUSSION: PEM visualized with equal or improved resolution all of the lesions identified on PET/CT. It often provided additional information such improved uptake localization and also visualized activity in an adjacent structures that was not seen on PET/CT or magnetic resonance imaging. We believe PEM can image the extremities in diseases like melanoma, arthritis and osteomyelitis and patients with metallic hardware.Entities:
Keywords: High-resolution PET; PEM; Positron emission mammography
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24485528 PMCID: PMC4086786 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2013.11.013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Imaging ISSN: 0899-7071 Impact factor: 1.605