Sentences with phrase «breast molecular imaging»

They found that using the VASH collimator with an existing breast molecular imaging system, they could get six times better contrast of tumors in the breast, which could potentially reduce the radiation dose to the patient by half from the current levels, while maintaining the same or better image quality.

Adding this variable angle slant hole collimator to an existing breast molecular imaging system allows the system to get six times better contrast of cancer lesions in the breast, providing the same or better image quality while also potentially reducing the radiation dose to the patient by half.

Not exact matches

Medical devices range from the simple, such as Band - Aids, to the high - tech, such as imaging machines and the BRCA1 and BRCA2 molecular diagnostic tests for breast cancer (see sidebar).

«Our findings demonstrate the feasibility of classifying cancerous and normal breast tissues using DESI mass spectrometry imaging,» said Nathalie Agar, PhD, director of the Surgical Molecular Imaging Laboratory, BWH Departments of Neurosurgery and Radiology, senior study imaging,» said Nathalie Agar, PhD, director of the Surgical Molecular Imaging Laboratory, BWH Departments of Neurosurgery and Radiology, senior study Imaging Laboratory, BWH Departments of Neurosurgery and Radiology, senior study author.

Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) is a supplemental imaging technology designed to find tumors that would otherwise be obscured by surrounding dense breast tissue on a mammBreast Imaging (MBI) is a supplemental imaging technology designed to find tumors that would otherwise be obscured by surrounding dense breast tissue on a mamImaging (MBI) is a supplemental imaging technology designed to find tumors that would otherwise be obscured by surrounding dense breast tissue on a mamimaging technology designed to find tumors that would otherwise be obscured by surrounding dense breast tissue on a mammbreast tissue on a mammogram.

«Combined optical and molecular imaging could guide breast - conserving surgery.»

Now, researchers are hoping to improve this imaging technique, known as molecular breast imaging or breast specific gamma imaging, with better image quality and precise location (depth information) within the breast, while reducing the amount of radiation dose to the patient for these procedures.

Paulsen's study investigated whether the addition of molecular imaging (NIRST) at the time of MRI would improve the diagnostic accuracy of breast MRI alone by contributing functional information about regions of suspicion in the breast identified by the MRI and helping to categorize the regions as malignant or benign.

Current molecular breast imaging systems use a traditional collimator, which is essentially a rectangular plate of dense metal with a grid of holes, to «filter» the gamma rays for the camera.

For years researchers have been developing molecular imaging techniques that visualize hormonally active breast cancer cells — specifically those testing positive for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2).

«Molecular imaging finds novel way to knock down breast cancer.»

A recent innovation in breast cancer biomarkers seeks the HER3 receptor instead, which could mean more comprehensive breast cancer imaging and potential treatments, say experts presenting data during the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's 2014 Annual Mimaging and potential treatments, say experts presenting data during the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's 2014 Annual MImaging's 2014 Annual Meeting.

«Metastatic brain tumors — often from lung, breast or skin cancers — are the most commonly observed tumors within the brain and account for about 30 percent of advanced breast cancer metastases,» says Khalid Shah, MS, PhD, director of the Molecular Neurotherapy and Imaging Laboratory in the MGH Departments of Radiology and Neurology, who led the study.

Projects within our program emphasize molecular imaging of cancer, and notably imaging - based assessment of response to anti-cancer pharmaceuticals in colorectal and breast cancer.

Chanda N, Shukla R, Katti KV, Kannan R. Gastrin releasing protein receptor specific gold nanorods: breast and prostate tumor avid nanovectors for molecular imaging.