Initial In Vivo Quantification of Tc-99m Sestamibi Uptake as a Function of Tissue Type in Healthy Breasts Using Dedicated Breast SPECT-CT.
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A pilot study is underway to quantify in vivo the uptake and distribution of Tc-99m Sestamibi in subjects without previous history of breast cancer using a dedicated SPECT-CT breast imaging system. Subjects undergoing diagnostic parathyroid imaging studies were consented and imaged as part of this IRB-approved breast imaging study. For each of the seven subjects, one randomly selected breast was imaged prone-pendant using the dedicated, compact breast SPECT-CT system underneath the shielded patient support. Iteratively reconstructed and attenuation and/or scatter corrected images were coregistered; CT images were segmented into glandular and fatty tissue by three different methods; the average concentration of Sestamibi was determined from the SPECT data using the CT-based segmentation and previously established quantification techniques. Very minor differences between the segmentation methods were observed, and the results indicate an average image-based in vivo Sestamibi concentration of 0.10 ± 0.16 μCi/mL with no preferential uptake by glandular or fatty tissues.
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Cited Authors
- Mann, SD; Perez, KL; McCracken, EKE; Shah, JP; Wong, TZ; Tornai, MP
Published Date
- 2012
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 2012 /
Start / End Page
- 146943 -
PubMed ID
- 22956950
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC3431100
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1687-8469
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1155/2012/146943
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- Egypt