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Development of a dedicated positron emission tomography system for the detection and biopsy of breast cancer

Raylman et al., 2006

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14976568039218310355
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Raylman R
Majewski S
Kross B
Popov V
Proffitt J
Smith M
Weisenberger A
Wojcik R
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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

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Dedicated positron emission mammography breast imaging systems have shown great promise for the detection of small, radiotracer-avid lesions. Our group (a collaboration consisting of West Virginia University, Jefferson Lab and the University of Washington) is …
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    • G01T1/164—Scintigraphy
    • G01T1/1641—Static instruments for imaging the distribution of radioactivity in one or two dimensions using one or several scintillating elements; Radio-isotope cameras
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