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Boekestijn I, Azargoshasb S, Schilling C, Navab N, Rietbergen D, van Oosterom MN. PET- and SPECT-based navigation strategies to advance procedural accuracy in interventional radiology and image-guided surgery. THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ITALIAN ASSOCIATION OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE (AIMN) [AND] THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RADIOPHARMACOLOGY (IAR), [AND] SECTION OF THE SOCIETY OF RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY 2021; 65:244-260. [PMID: 34105338 DOI: 10.23736/s1824-4785.21.03361-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Nuclear medicine has a crucial role in interventional strategies where a combination between the increasing use of targeted radiotracers and intraprocedural detection modalities enable novel, but often complex, targeted procedures in both the fields of interventional radiology and surgery. 3D navigation approaches could assist the interventional radiologist or surgeon in such complex procedures. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION This review aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of the current application of computer-assisted navigation strategies based on nuclear imaging to assist in interventional radiology and image-guided surgery. This work starts with a brief overview of the typical navigation workflow from a technical perspective, which is followed by the different clinical applications organized based on their anatomical organ of interest. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS Although many studies have proven the feasibility of PET- and SPECT-based navigation strategies for various clinical applications in both interventional radiology and surgery, the strategies are spread widely in both navigation workflows and clinical indications, evaluated in small patient groups. Hence, no golden standard has yet been established. CONCLUSIONS Despite that the clinical outcome is yet to be determined in large patient cohorts, navigation seems to be a promising technology to translate nuclear medicine findings, provided by PET- and SPECT-based molecular imaging, to the intervention and operating room. Interventional Nuclear Medicine (iNM) has an exciting future to come using both PET- and SPECT-based navigation.
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- Imke Boekestijn
- Department of Radiology, Section of Nuclear Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Interventional Molecular Imaging Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Interventional Molecular Imaging Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Head and Neck Academic Center, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, University College London Hospital, London, UK
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- Computer Aided Medical Procedures, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.,Computer Aided Medical Procedures, Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Section of Nuclear Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Interventional Molecular Imaging Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Interventional Molecular Imaging Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands - .,Department of Urology, Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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MacPherson DS, Fung K, Cook BE, Francesconi LC, Zeglis BM. A brief overview of metal complexes as nuclear imaging agents. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:14547-14565. [PMID: 31556418 PMCID: PMC6829947 DOI: 10.1039/c9dt03039e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Metallic radionuclides have been instrumental in the field of nuclear imaging for over half a century. While recent years have played witness to a dramatic rise in the use of radiometals as labels for chelator-bearing biomolecules, imaging agents based solely on coordination compounds of radiometals have long played a critical role in the discipline as well. In this work, we seek to provide a brief overview of metal complex-based radiopharmaceuticals for positron emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). More specifically, we have focused on imaging agents in which the metal complex itself rather than a pendant biomolecule or targeting moiety is responsible for the in vivo behavior of the tracer. This family of compounds contains metal complexes based on an array of different nuclides as well as probes that have been used for the imaging of a variety of pathologies, including infection, inflammation, cancer, and heart disease. Indeed, two of the defining traits of transition metal complexes-modularity and redox chemistry-have both been creatively leveraged in the development of imaging agents. In light of our audience, particular attention is paid to structure and mechanism, though clinical data is addressed as well. Ultimately, it is our hope that this review will not only educate readers about some of the seminal work performed in this space over the last 30 years but also spur renewed interest in the creation of radiopharmaceuticals based on small metal complexes.
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- Douglas S MacPherson
- Department of Chemistry, Hunter College of the City University of New York, New York, NY 10028, USA.
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Cho MJ, Yang JH, Yu YB, Park KS, Chung HW, So Y, Choi N, Kim MY. Validity of breast-specific gamma imaging for Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System 4 lesions on mammography and/or ultrasound. Ann Surg Treat Res 2016; 90:194-200. [PMID: 27073789 PMCID: PMC4826981 DOI: 10.4174/astr.2016.90.4.194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2015] [Revised: 12/24/2015] [Accepted: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to assess the breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) in Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) 4 lesions on mammography and/or ultrasound. Methods We performed a retrospective review of 162 patients who underwent BSGI in BI-RADS 4 lesions on mammography and/or ultrasound. Results Of the 162 breast lesions, 66 were malignant tumors and 96 were benign tumors. Sensitivity and specificity of BSGI were 90.9% and 78.1%, and positive predictive value and negative predictive value were 74.1% and 92.6%. The sensitivity or specificity of mammography and ultrasound were 74.2% and 56.3% and 87.9% and 19.8%, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of BSGI for breast lesions ≤1 cm were 88.0% and 86.8%, while the values of beast lesions >1 cm were 92.7% and 61.5%. The sensitivity or specificity of BSGI and mammography for patients with dense breasts were 92.0% and 81.3% and 72.0% and 50.0%, respectively. 26 patients showed neither a nodule nor microcalcification on ultrasound, but showed suspicious calcification on mammography. The sensitivity and specificity of BSGI with microcalcification only lesion were 75.0% and 94.4%. Conclusion This study demonstrated that BSGI had shown high sensitivity and specificity, as well as positive and negative predictive values in BI-RADS 4 lesions on ultrasound and/or mammography. BSGI showed excellent results in dense breasts, in lesions that are less than 1 cm in size and lesions with suspicious microcalcification only.
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- Min Jeng Cho
- Department of Surgery, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Greene LR, Wilkinson D. The role of general nuclear medicine in breast cancer. J Med Radiat Sci 2015; 62:54-65. [PMID: 26229668 PMCID: PMC4364807 DOI: 10.1002/jmrs.97] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2014] [Revised: 01/08/2015] [Accepted: 01/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The rising incidence of breast cancer worldwide has prompted many improvements to current care. Routine nuclear medicine is a major contributor to a full gamut of clinical studies such as early lesion detection and stratification; guiding, monitoring, and predicting response to therapy; and monitoring progression, recurrence or metastases. Developments in instrumentation such as the high-resolution dedicated breast device coupled with the diagnostic versatility of conventional cameras have reinserted nuclear medicine as a valuable tool in the broader clinical setting. This review outlines the role of general nuclear medicine, concluding that targeted radiopharmaceuticals and versatile instrumentation position nuclear medicine as a powerful modality for patients with breast cancer.
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- Lacey R Greene
- Faculty of Science, Charles Sturt University Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, Wheeling Jesuit University Wheeling, West Virginia
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O’Connor MK. Molecular breast imaging: an emerging modality for breast cancer screening. BREAST CANCER MANAGEMENT 2015; 4:33-40. [PMID: 25621015 PMCID: PMC4303579 DOI: 10.2217/bmt.14.49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Screening mammography is recognized as an imperfect imaging tool that performs poorly in women with dense breast tissue - a limitation which has driven demand for supplemental screening techniques. One potential supplemental technique is molecular breast imaging (MBI). Significant improvements in gamma camera technology allow MBI to be performed at low radiation doses, comparable with those of tomosynthesis and mammography. A recent screening trial in women with dense breast tissue yielded a cancer detection rate of 3.2 per 1000 for mammography alone and 12.0 per 1000 for the combination of mammography and MBI. MBI also demonstrated a lower recall rate than that of mammography. MBI is a promising supplemental screening technique in women with dense breast tissue.
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- Michael K O’Connor
- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Tel.: +1 507 284 7083; Fax: +1 507 266 4461
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Zeglis BM, Houghton JL, Evans MJ, Viola-Villegas N, Lewis JS. Underscoring the influence of inorganic chemistry on nuclear imaging with radiometals. Inorg Chem 2014; 53:1880-99. [PMID: 24313747 PMCID: PMC4151561 DOI: 10.1021/ic401607z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Over the past several decades, radionuclides have matured from largely esoteric and experimental technologies to indispensible components of medical diagnostics. Driving this transition, in part, have been mutually necessary advances in biomedical engineering, nuclear medicine, and cancer biology. Somewhat unsung has been the seminal role of inorganic chemistry in fostering the development of new radiotracers. In this regard, the purpose of this Forum Article is to more visibly highlight the significant contributions of inorganic chemistry to nuclear imaging by detailing the development of five metal-based imaging agents: (64)Cu-ATSM, (68)Ga-DOTATOC, (89)Zr-transferrin, (99m)Tc-sestamibi, and (99m)Tc-colloids. In a concluding section, several unmet needs both in and out of the laboratory will be discussed to stimulate conversation between inorganic chemists and the imaging community.
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- Brian M. Zeglis
- Department of Radiology and the Program in Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
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- Department of Radiology and the Program in Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
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- Department of Radiology and the Program in Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
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- Department of Radiology and the Program in Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
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- Department of Radiology and the Program in Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
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Breast cancer mammography is a well-acknowledged technique for patient screening due to its high sensitivity. However, in addition to its low specificity the sensitivity of mammography is limited when imaging patients with dense breasts. Radionuclide imaging techniques, such as coincidence photon-based positron emission tomography and single photon emission computed tomography or scintimammography, can play a role in assisting screening of such patients. Radionuclide techniques can also be useful in assessing treatment response of patients with breast cancer to therapy, and staging of patients to diagnose the disease extent. However, the performance of these imaging modalities is generally limited because of the poor spatial resolution and sensitivity of the commercially available multipurpose imaging systems. Here, we describe some of the dedicated imaging systems (positron emission mammography [PEM] and breast-specific gamma imaging [BSGI]) that have been developed both commercially and in research laboratories for radionuclide imaging of breast cancer. Clinical studies with dedicated PEM scanners show improved sensitivity to detecting cancer in patients when using PEM in conjunction with additional imaging modalities, such as magnetic resonance imaging or mammography or both, as well as improved disease staging that can have an effect on surgical planning. High-resolution BSGI systems are more widely available commercially and several clinical studies have shown very high sensitivity and specificity in detecting cancer in high-risk patients. Further development of dedicated PEM and BSGI systems is ongoing, promising further expansion of radionuclide imaging techniques in the realm of breast cancer detection and treatment.
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- Suleman Surti
- Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Schillaci O, Danieli R, Romano P, Santoni R, Simonetti G. Scintimammography for the detection of breast cancer. Expert Rev Med Devices 2014; 2:191-6. [PMID: 16293055 DOI: 10.1586/17434440.2.2.191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Scintimammography is a functional imaging technique whereby radionuclide tracers in the patient's breasts are observed with a radiation-detection camera (gamma-camera). Tracers are designed to accumulate in tumors more than in healthy tissue; the most common tracers used to date are Tc-99m sestamibi and Tc-99m tetrofosmin. Scintimammography is useful in some clinical indications as an adjunct to mammography and to reduce the rates of negative biopsies, and it is recommended for lesions where additional information is required to reach a definitive diagnosis. Patients with equivocal mammograms may benefit from this test, as well as women with dense breasts and those with implants, since scintigraphy is not affected by breast density and the photons arising from the radiotracer are not overly attenuated by implants. Scintimammography is also of value in patients with locally advanced breast cancer, for monitoring and predicting the response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The near availability of high-resolution breast-dedicated cameras will allow the suboptimal sensitivity in detecting cancers of less than 1 cm to be improved; this is currently the main limitation of scintimammography. These new devices also have the potential to increase the number of breast scintigraphies performed and the role of nuclear medicine in breast cancer imaging.
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- Orazio Schillaci
- Department of Biopathology and Diagnostic Imaging, University Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
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Hruska CB, O'Connor MK. Nuclear imaging of the breast: translating achievements in instrumentation into clinical use. Med Phys 2013; 40:050901. [PMID: 23635248 DOI: 10.1118/1.4802733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Approaches to imaging the breast with nuclear medicine and∕or molecular imaging methods have been under investigation since the late 1980s when a technique called scintimammography was first introduced. This review charts the progress of nuclear imaging of the breast over the last 20 years, covering the development of newer techniques such as breast specific gamma imaging, molecular breast imaging, and positron emission mammography. Key issues critical to the adoption of these technologies in the clinical environment are discussed, including the current status of clinical studies, the efforts at reducing the radiation dose from procedures associated with these technologies, and the relevant radiopharmaceuticals that are available or under development. The necessary steps required to move these technologies from bench to bedside are also discussed.
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- Carrie B Hruska
- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
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Seker D, Seker G, Ozturk E, Bayar B, Kulacoglu H. An incidentally detected breast cancer on tc-99m MIBI cardiac scintigraphy. J Breast Cancer 2012; 15:252-4. [PMID: 22807946 PMCID: PMC3395752 DOI: 10.4048/jbc.2012.15.2.252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2011] [Accepted: 01/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Tc-99m methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) scintigraphy is generally used as a second-line diagnostic tool for obscured breast lesions. When the entire field of view is examined carefully, it is often possible to detect additional lesions unrelated to the initial intent and purpose of the examination. Herein we present a case of breast cancer incidentally detected by cardiac Tc-99m MIBI scintigraphy. An area of uptake was detected in the breast during a cardiac imaging test. Further evaluation of this lesion revealed a histopathological diagnosis of invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast. Sensitivity of this scintigraphic technique is not enough sufficient to use this test as a screening test for breast cancer, but it may provide supplemental information. Since it is not uncommon to find incidental lesions during imaging studies, examination of the image field may help clinicians find otherwise unrecognized or undiagnosed pathologies.
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- Duray Seker
- Department of Surgery, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Jochelson MS, Morris EA. An imaging approach to high-risk screening for breast cancer. Semin Roentgenol 2011; 46:68-75. [PMID: 21134530 DOI: 10.1053/j.ro.2010.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Maxine S Jochelson
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Weill College of Medicine at Cornell University, New York, NY, USA.
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Bhambhvani P, Dubovsky E, Heo J, Iskandrian A. Incidental detection of hepatocellular carcinoma by SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging. J Nucl Cardiol 2010; 17:1116-7. [PMID: 20602264 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-010-9267-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Pradeep Bhambhvani
- Department of Radiology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
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Chamarthy M, Travin MI. Altered Biodistribution and Incidental Findings on Myocardial Perfusion Imaging. Semin Nucl Med 2010; 40:257-70. [DOI: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2010.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Cutler SJ, Perez KL, Barnhart HX, Tornai MP. Observer detection limits for a dedicated SPECT breast imaging system. Phys Med Biol 2010; 55:1903-16. [PMID: 20224159 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/7/008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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An observer-based contrast-detail study is performed in an effort to evaluate the limits of object detectability using a dedicated CZT-based breast SPECT imaging system under various imaging conditions. A custom geometric contrast-resolution phantom was developed that can be used for both positive ('hot') and negative contrasts ('cold'). The 3 cm long fillable tubes are arranged in six sectors having equal inner diameters ranging from 1 mm to 6 mm with plastic wall thicknesses of <0.25 mm, on a pitch of twice their inner diameters. Scans of the activity filled tubes using simple circular trajectories are obtained in a 215 mL uniform water filled cylinder, varying the rod:background concentration ratios from 10:1 to 1:10 simulating a large range of biological uptake ratios. The rod phantom is then placed inside a non-uniformly shaped 500 mL breast phantom and scans are again acquired using both simple and complex 3D trajectories for similarly varying contrasts. Summed slice and contiguous multi-slice images are evaluated by five independent readers, identifying the smallest distinguishable rod for each concentration and experimental setup. Linear and quadratic regression is used to compare the resulting contrast-detail curves. Results indicate that in a moderately low-noise 500 mL background, using the SPECT camera having 2.5 mm intrinsic pixels, the mean detectable rod was approximately 3.4 mm at a 10:1 ratio, degrading to approximately 5.2 mm with the 2.5:1 concentration ratio. The smallest object detail was observed using a 45 degrees tilted trajectory acquisition. The complex 3D projected sine wave acquisition, however, had the most consistent combined intra- and inter-observer results, making it potentially the best imaging approach for consistent results.
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- S J Cutler
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
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Moriguchi SM, DE Luca LA, Griva BL, Koga KH, DA Silva ET, DE Luca Vespoli H, Uemura G. Accuracy of (99m)Tc-sestamibi scintimammography for breast cancer diagnosis. Exp Ther Med 2010; 1:205-209. [PMID: 23136616 DOI: 10.3892/etm_00000033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2009] [Accepted: 10/19/2009] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Scintimammography using (99m)Tc-sestamibi is a noninvasive and painless diagnostic imaging method that is used to detect breast cancer when mammography is inconclusive. Because of the advantages of labeling with (99m)Tc-sestamibi and its high efficiency in detecting carcinomas, it is the most widespread agent for this purpose. Its accumulation in the tumor has multifactorial causes and does not depend on the presence of architectural distortion or local or diffuse density variation in the breast. The objective of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of scintimammography for detecting breast cancer. One hundred and fifty-seven patients presenting 158 palpable and non-palpable breast nodules were evaluated. Three patients were male and 154 were female, aged between 14 and 81 years. All patients underwent scintimammography, and the nodule was subjected to cytological or histological study, i.e., the gold standard for diagnosing cancer. One hundred and eleven malignant and 47 benign nodules were detected, with predominance of ductal carcinomas (n=94) and fibroadenoma/fibrocystic condition (n=11/n=11), respectively. The mean size was 3.11 cm (7-10 cm) among the malignant nodules and 2.07 cm among the benign nodules (0.5-10 cm). The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy were 89, 89, 95, 78 and 89%, respectively. Analysis on the histological types showed that the technique was more effective on tumors that were more aggressive, such as ductal carcinoma. In this study, (99m)Tc-sestamibi scintimammography was shown to be an important tool for diagnosing breast cancer when mammography was inconclusive.
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Molecular breast imaging (MBI) is a new nuclear medicine technique that utilizes small semiconductor-based gamma-cameras in a mammographic configuration to provide high-resolution functional images of the breast. Current studies with MBI have used Tc-99m sestamibi, which is an approved agent for breast imaging. The procedure is relatively simple to perform. Imaging can be performed within 5 min postinjection, with the breast lightly compressed between the two detectors. Images of each breast are acquired in the craniocaudal and mediolateral oblique projections facilitating comparison with mammography. Key studies have confirmed that MBI has a high sensitivity for the detection of small breast lesions. In patients with suspected breast cancer, MBI has an overall sensitivity of 90%, with a sensitivity of 82% for lesions less than 10 mm in size. Sensitivity was lowest for tumors less than 5 mm in size. Tumor detection does not appear to be dependent on tumor type, but rather on tumor size. Studies using MBI and breast-specific gamma-imaging have shown that these methods have comparable sensitivity to breast MRI. A large clinical trial compared MBI with screening mammography in over 1000 women with mammographically dense breast tissue and increased risk of breast cancer and showed that MBI detected two-to three-times more cancers than mammography. In addition, MBI appears to have slightly better specificity than mammography in this trial. MBI provides high-resolution functional images of the breast and its potential applications range from evaluation of the extent of disease to a role as an adjunct screening technique in certain high-risk populations. MBI is highly complementary to existing anatomical techniques, such as mammography, tomosynthesis and ultrasound.
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Lee JH, Rosen EL, Mankoff DA. The Role of Radiotracer Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Breast Cancer: Part 1—Overview, Detection, and Staging. J Nucl Med 2009; 50:569-81. [DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.053512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Molecular breast imaging: use of a dual-head dedicated gamma camera to detect small breast tumors. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2009; 191:1805-15. [PMID: 19020253 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.07.3693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Molecular breast imaging with a single-head cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) gamma camera has previously been shown to have good sensitivity for the detection of small lesions. To further improve sensitivity, we developed a dual-head molecular breast imaging system using two CZT detectors to simultaneously acquire opposing breast views and reduce lesion-to-detector distance. We determined the incremental gain in sensitivity of molecular breast imaging with dual detectors. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Patients with BI-RADS category 4 or 5 lesions < 2 cm that were identified on mammography or sonography and scheduled for biopsy underwent molecular breast imaging as follows: After injection of 740 MBq of technetium-99m ((99m)Tc) sestamibi, 10-minute craniocaudal and mediolateral oblique views of each breast were acquired. Blinded reviews were performed using images from both detectors 1 and 2 and images from detector 1 only (simulating a single-head system). Lesions were scored on a scale of 1-5; 2 or higher was considered positive. RESULTS Of the 150 patients in the study, 128 cancers were confirmed in 88 patients. Averaging the results from the three blinded readers, the sensitivity of dual-head molecular breast imaging was 90% (115/128), whereas the sensitivity from review of only single-head molecular breast imaging was 80% (102/128). The sensitivity for the detection of cancers < or = 10 mm in diameter was 82% (50/61) for dual-head molecular breast imaging and 68% (41/61) for single-head molecular breast imaging. On average, 13 additional cancers were seen on dual-head images and the tumor uptake score increased by 1 or more in 60% of the identified tumors. CONCLUSION Gains in sensitivity with the dual-head system molecular breast imaging are partially due to increased confidence in lesion detection. Molecular breast imaging can reliably detect breast lesions < 2 cm and dual-head molecular breast imaging can significantly increase sensitivity for subcentimeter lesions.
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HIV-associated lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis causes diffuse sestamibi lung uptake in myocardial perfusion imaging. Radiol Case Rep 2009; 4:352. [PMID: 27307840 PMCID: PMC4898168 DOI: 10.2484/rcr.v4i4.352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Technetium-99m (99mTc) sestamibi myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPI) is widely used for the diagnosis and assessment of prognosis in patients with suspected coronary artery disease. During these investigations, inspection of raw projected data for the purpose of quality control may occasionally yield incidental noncardiac findings that suggest the presence of another primary noncardiac disease. We present a 66-year-old HIV patient with a tissue diagnosis of lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis (LIP), who demonstrated a diffuse increase of 99mTc sestamibi in bilateral lung fields both in rest and stress MPI.
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Usmani S, Niaz K, Niyaz K, Khan HA, Habib S, Kamal S. Chest wall recurrence of breast cancer demonstrated on 99mTc-MIBI scintimammography. Nucl Med Commun 2008; 28:842-6. [PMID: 17901766 DOI: 10.1097/mnm.0b013e3282eff2ec] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND The mastectomy site is usually assessed by clinical examination and ultrasonography for recurrence of breast cancer, although post-surgical and radiotherapy changes limit the accuracy of these methods. MRI has been used successfully but it remains an expensive modality and may not be readily available. Scintimammography is an alternative method which has the advantage of not being affected by post-operative morphological changes. AIM To evaluate the usefulness of planar Tc-MIBI scintimammography and supine Tc-MIBI SPECT in the detection of chest wall recurrence post-mastectomy. METHODS The study population comprised of 26 patients (mean age, 47.15 years; median age 47 years; age range, 22-77 years) with suspected chest wall recurrence of breast cancer on clinical examination. All patients received a 740-1000 MBq bolus i.v. injection of Tc-MIBI preferably in the pedal vein. At 5-10 min post-injection planar images were obtained in the prone lateral and supine anterior positions using a double-head gamma camera. After planar imaging supine SPECT was performed (64 projections, 64x64 matrix, 30 s.frame). MIBI uptake was scored as follows: 1 = normal uptake (compared with contralateral side); 2 = focal low uptake (equivocal); and 3 = focal high uptake (positive). All patients underwent excision biopsy or FNAC for tissue diagnosis. FNAC was considered sufficient if unequivocally positive. RESULTS For the 26 patients, planar scintimammography was found true positive in 14 and true negative in seven. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy were 78%, 87.5%, 93%, 64% and 81%, respectively (P<0.001). SPECT showed a significantly higher overall sensitivity than planar imaging (89% vs. 78%; P<0.001). SPECT and planar imaging showed the same specificity (87.5%). SPECT showed a significantly higher negative predictive value and accuracy than planar imaging (78% vs. 64% and 88% vs. 81%, respectively; P<0.05). CONCLUSION Scintimammography is a reliable diagnostic tool and appears accurate in the detection of chest wall recurrence. SPECT shows high positive predictive value and aids in the diagnosis of the chest wall recurrence with greater confidence.
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- Sharjeel Usmani
- Nuclear Medicine Department, Karachi Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (KIRAN), Pakistan.
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Breast Imaging with Scintimammography. Breast Cancer 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-36781-9_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Axillary Lymph Node Status Evaluation in Breast Cancer Patients: Role of SPECT and Pinhole SPECT with Cationic Lipophilic Radiotracers. Breast Cancer 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-36781-9_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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FDG-PET and FDG-PET/CT in breast cancer. Recent Results Cancer Res 2007. [PMID: 18019622 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-31203-1_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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O'Connor MK, Phillips SW, Hruska CB, Rhodes DJ, Collins DA. Molecular breast imaging: advantages and limitations of a scintimammographic technique in patients with small breast tumors. Breast J 2007; 13:3-11. [PMID: 17214787 DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2006.00356.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Preliminary studies from our laboratory showed that molecular breast imaging (MBI) can reliably detect tumors <2 cm in diameter. This study extends our work to a larger patient population and examines the technical factors that influence the ability of MBI to detect small breast tumors. Following injection of 740 MBq Tc-99m sestamibi, MBI was performed on 100 patients scheduled for biopsy of a lesion suspicious for malignancy that measured <2 cm on mammography or sonography. Using a small field of view gamma camera, patients were imaged in the standard mammographic views using light pain-free compression. Subjective discomfort, breast thickness, the amount of breast tissue in the detector field of view, and breast counts per unit area were measured and recorded. Follow-up was obtained in 99 patients; 53 patients had 67 malignant tumors confirmed at surgery. Of these, 57 of 67 were detected by MBI (sensitivity 85%). Sensitivity was 29%, 86%, and 97% for tumors <5, 6-10, and > or =11 mm in diameter, respectively. In seven patients, MBI identified eight additional mammographically occult tumors. Of 47 patients with no evidence of cancer at biopsy or surgery, there were 36 true negative and 11 false positive scans on MBI. MBI has potential for the regular detection of malignant breast tumors less than 2 cm in diameter. Work in progress to optimize the imaging parameters and technique may further improve sensitivity and specificity.
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Piñero A, Galindo PJ, Illana J, Nicolás F, Reus M, Hernández MD, Durán I, Canteras M, Parrilla P. Diagnostic efficiency of sestamibi gammagraphy and Doppler sonography in the preoperative assessment of breast lesions. Clin Transl Oncol 2006; 8:103-7. [PMID: 16632424 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-006-0166-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION It would be desirable to have preoperative methods that allow an adequate selection of patients with breast lesions to rule out breast cancer. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the efficiency of preoperative Sestamibi gammagraphy and Doppler sonography regarding the differential diagnosis of malignancy in breast lesions. MATERIAL AND METHODS A prospective observational study was conducted on 88 consecutive patients with breast lesions. All the patients underwent preoperative Doppler sonography with an echo-enhancing agent and Sestamibi gammagraphy. All the patients had histopathological study of the surgical specimen to compare with the result of the preoperative techniques. These comparisons were done both for the overall series and separately for palpable and non-palpable lesions. RESULTS In the overall series results, both tests separately and the two combined, are related significantly to the malignant histological diagnosis (p < 0.001). In palpable lesions, there is a considerable increase in sensitivity, and especially in specificity, attaining 100%, with the combination of both tests. In non-palpable lesions, a relationship was only found between the results of the Sestamibi gammagraphy and the malignant histological diagnosis (93.3%; p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Sestamibi gammagraphy and Doppler sonography are two efficient exploratory techniques in the preoperative assessment of malignancy in breast lesions, especially for palpable lesions, and this efficiency is greater when they are combined.
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MESH Headings
- Adenocarcinoma/diagnostic imaging
- Adenocarcinoma/pathology
- Adenocarcinoma/radiotherapy
- Biopsy
- Breast Neoplasms/diagnosis
- Breast Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging
- Breast Neoplasms/pathology
- Breast Neoplasms, Male/diagnostic imaging
- Breast Neoplasms, Male/pathology
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/diagnosis
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/diagnostic imaging
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/pathology
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/radiotherapy
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/diagnostic imaging
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/pathology
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/radiotherapy
- Carcinoma, Lobular/diagnostic imaging
- Carcinoma, Lobular/radiotherapy
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Mammography
- Palpation
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Preoperative Care
- Prospective Studies
- Radionuclide Imaging
- Radiopharmaceuticals
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi
- Ultrasonography, Doppler
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- Antonio Piñero
- Breast Surgery Unit, Department of General Surgery, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, Murcia, Spain.
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Lumachi F, Ermani M, Marzola MC, Zucchetta P, Cecchin D, Basso SMM, Brandes AA, Bui F. Relationship between prognostic factors of breast cancer and 99mTc-sestamibi uptake in patients who underwent scintimammography: Multivariate analysis of causes of false-negative results. Breast 2006; 15:130-4. [PMID: 15985369 DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2005.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2004] [Revised: 02/18/2005] [Accepted: 03/17/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The complementary role of sestamibi scintimammography (SSM) in patients with breast cancer (BC) is well established. The aim of this study was to establish whether a relationship exists between sestamibi uptake, evaluated as a tumour-to-background ratio (TBR), and the main prognostic factors of BC. SSM with the measurement of TBR was performed preoperatively in 102 women (median age 57 years, range 32-81 years) who underwent curative surgery for primary BC. Final pathology showed 4 (3.9%) with pT1a, 17 (16.7%) with pT1b, 44 (43.1%) with pT1c and 37 (36.3%) with pT2 breast carcinomas. The overall sensitivity of SSM was 80.4%. An ANOVA showed significant (P<0.01) differences between the TBR of patients with G1 vs. G3 tumours, and between the TBR of those with G2 vs. G3 breast carcinomas. Moreover, there was a difference (P=0.021) between the TBR of patients (n=12, 11.8%) with CEA serum levels >10 ng/ml (2.031+/-0.420), and those with normal (n=90, 88.2%) CEA values (1.713+/-0.446), whilst no difference (P=NS) was found between patients (n=27, 26.5%) with CA 15-3 >30 U/ml (1.893+/-0.401) and those with normal (n=75, 73.5%) CA 15-3 values (1.699+/-0.462). There was a mild inverse correlation between TBR and both the oestrogen (R=0.25, P=0.011) and the progesterone receptor (R=0.23, P=0.02) rate. The logistic regression analysis showed that only size and CA 15-3 serum levels represent true independent parameters, but the function was able to predict only 11 out of 21 (52.4%) patients with false-negative SSM. TBR is independent of age and mainly correlates with the size of the tumour. There are no reliable preoperative prognostic factors that are really useful for improving SSM sensitivity in patients with small breast carcinomas.
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- F Lumachi
- Breast Surgery Unit, Endocrinesurgery, Department of Surgical & Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padua, School of Medicine, 35128 Padova, Italy.
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Brem RF, Rapelyea JA, Zisman G, Mohtashemi K, Raub J, Teal CB, Majewski S, Welch BL. Occult breast cancer: scintimammography with high-resolution breast-specific gamma camera in women at high risk for breast cancer. Radiology 2005; 237:274-80. [PMID: 16126919 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2371040758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To prospectively evaluate a high-resolution breast-specific gamma camera for depicting occult breast cancer in women at high risk for breast cancer but with normal mammographic and physical examination findings. MATERIALS AND METHODS Institutional Review Board approval and informed consent were obtained. The study was HIPAA compliant. Ninety-four high-risk women (age range, 36-78 years; mean, 55 years) with normal mammographic (Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System [BI-RADS] 1 or 2) and physical examination findings were evaluated with scintimammography. After injection with 25-30 mCi (925-1110 MBq) of technetium 99m sestamibi, patients were imaged with a high-resolution small-field-of-view breast-specific gamma camera in craniocaudal and mediolateral oblique projections. Scintimammograms were prospectively classified according to focal radiotracer uptake as normal (score of 1), with no focal or diffuse uptake; benign (score of 2), with minimal patchy uptake; probably benign (score of 3), with scattered patchy uptake; probably abnormal (score of 4), with mild focal radiotracer uptake; and abnormal (score of 5), with marked focal radiotracer uptake. Mammographic breast density was categorized according to BI-RADS criteria. Patients with normal scintimammograms (scores of 1, 2, or 3) were followed up for 1 year with an annual mammogram, physical examination, and repeat scintimammography. Patients with abnormal scintimammograms (scores of 4 or 5) underwent ultrasonography (US), and those with focal hypoechoic lesions underwent biopsy. If no lesion was found during US, patients were followed up with scintimammography. Specific pathologic findings were compared with scintimammographic findings. RESULTS Of 94 women, 78 (83%) had normal scintimammograms (score of 1, 2, or 3) at initial examination and 16 (17%) had abnormal scintimammograms (score of 4 or 5). Fourteen (88%) of the 16 patients had either benign findings at biopsy or no focal abnormality at US; in two (12%) patients, invasive carcinoma was diagnosed at US-guided biopsy (9 mm each at pathologic examination). CONCLUSION High-resolution breast-specific scintimammography can depict small (<1-cm), mammographically occult, nonpalpable lesions in women at increased risk for breast cancer not otherwise identified at mammography or physical examination.
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- Rachel F Brem
- Department of Radiology, Breast Imaging and Intervention Center, George Washington University Medical Center, 2150 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA.
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Mammography is the imaging modality of choice in detection of early, nonpalpable breast cancer. However, scintimammography may prove to be a very useful adjunct to a nondiagnostic or difficult mammography. Future prospective studies will have to be designed so that the specific clinical applications of scintimammography will be well defined. To be clinically relevant, each niche where scintimammography is potentially indicated should be clearly evaluated and incorporated into an algorithm of investigation of breast cancer, taking into consideration the relative advantages and limitations of scintimammography. Special care to obtain high-quality scintimammographic studies is mandatory. Because poor quality studies may be the major drawback, the nuclear medicine community should remind the lesson learned from radiologic mammography. Furthermore, it is also hoped that significant improvement in the scintigraphic equipment and data acquisition will be seen in a very near future to have more widespread clinical diagnostic applications of scintimammography.
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- Raymond Taillefer
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hotel-Dieu du CHUM, Montréal, Canada.
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Kim SJ, Kim IJ, Bae YT, Kim YK, Kim DS. Comparison of quantitative and visual analysis of Tc-99m MIBI scintimammography for detection of primary breast cancer. Eur J Radiol 2005; 53:192-8. [PMID: 15664282 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2003.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2003] [Revised: 10/14/2003] [Accepted: 10/18/2003] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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UNLABELLED Tc-99m MIBI scintimammography (SMM) is known to be a useful diagnostic tool for primary breast cancer. We conducted this study to compare the quantitative and visual analysis for detection of primary breast cancer and also investigated the incremental role of quantitative index of SMM. METHODS 520 highly suspected breast cancer patients (malignant 370: palpable 232, nonpalpable 138; benign 150: palpable 67, nonpalpable 83) were included in this study. The SMM was performed 10 min after the injection of 750 MBq of Tc-99m MIBI. For visual analysis, three-scoring based method was used. The lesions to non-lesion ratios (L/Ns) were calculated. Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) analyses were performed to determine the optimal visual grade, to calculate cut-off value of L/N and to investigate whether the L/N could provide incremental value additive to visual analysis. The patients were divided into four groups according to the tumor size (group A: size </= 1cm; group B: 1cm < size </= 3 cm; group C: 3 cm < size </= 5 cm; group D: size > 5 cm). Also, the patients were divided into two groups according to age (under and over 45 years) to investigate incremental value of quantitative analysis. RESULTS When visual grade 3 was used as the cut-off grade, the sensitivity and specificity were 82.7 and 78%, respectively. The L/N of malignant breast disease was significantly higher than that of benign (2.00 +/- 1.88 versus 0.60 +/- 0.7, P < 0.01). When L/N of 1.27 was used as the cut-off value, the sensitivity and specificity of SMM were 77.6 and 83.3%, respectively. When the L/N was added to visual grade, the area under curve (AUC) of visual + quantitative (V + Q) analyses was higher than that of visual (V) and quantitative (Q) analyses (AUC 0.874 versus 0.803, P < 0.01). In group A and B, the AUCs of V + Q (0.861, 0.895) were higher than those of V (0.808, 0.781) and Q (0.808, 0.813). In group C, the AUC of V + Q (0.847) was higher than that of Q (0.803, P = 0.041). However, the AUC of V (0.915) was higher than that of V + Q (P = 0.009). In group D, there were no statistical differences between V + Q (0.685) and V (0.570, P = 0.058) and Q (0.620, P = 0.145). The V + Q revealed incremental value in the detection of primary breast cancer in both age groups. Also, in older age patients group (over 45 years), the specificities of Q and V + Q were higher than younger group (under 45 years). For axillary lymph node involvement, the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of SMM were 66.9, 70.1, and 68%, respectively. CONCLUSION From this study, the optimal visual grade for diagnosis of breast cancer was grade 3 and cut-off value of L/N was 1.27. Also, we found that the L/N provides incremental value additive to visual analysis. Especially, when the tumor is small (size </=3 cm), the L/N should be obtained for the diagnosis of breast cancer. The V + Q revealed incremental value in the detection of primary breast cancer in both age groups. Also, in older age patients group, the specificities of Q and V + Q were higher than younger group.
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- Seong-Jang Kim
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, 1-10 Ami-Dong, Seo-Gu, Pusan 602-739, South Korea
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Rhodes DJ, O'Connor MK, Phillips SW, Smith RL, Collins DA. Molecular breast imaging: a new technique using technetium Tc 99m scintimammography to detect small tumors of the breast. Mayo Clin Proc 2005; 80:24-30. [PMID: 15667025 DOI: 10.1016/s0025-6196(11)62953-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the sensitivity of molecular breast imaging (MBI) to detect small cancers of the breast. PATIENTS AND METHODS A cadmium-zinc-telluride gamma camera with a field of view of 20 x 20 cm was used. The detector elements were 2.5 x 2.5 mm. The gamma camera was mounted on a modified mammographic gantry. Between November 2001 and March 2004, we performed MBI on patients who were scheduled to undergo biopsy for a lesion suggestive of malignancy that was smaller than 2 cm on a mammogram. Patients were injected with 20 mCi of technetium Tc 99m sestamibi and underwent imaging immediately after injection. Using light pain-free compression, we obtained craniocaudal and mediolateral oblique views of each breast. RESULTS Of the 40 women included in the study, 26 had a total of 36 malignant lesions confirmed at surgery. Of these 36 lesions, 33 were detected by MBI (overall sensitivity, 92%). Of the 22 malignant lesions 1 cm or smaller in diameter, 19 were detected by MBI (sensitivity, 86%). Two patients had false-negative MBI results. Of the 14 malignant lesions larger than 1 cm in diameter, all were identified correctly by MBI. In 4 patients, MBI identified additional lesions not seen on mammography that were confirmed subsequently on magnetic resonance imaging and were true-positive cases at surgery. Three of these patients had lesions in the breast contralateral to the breast containing the initial mammographic finding suggestive of malignancy. Of 14 patients with no evidence of cancer at biopsy or surgery, 9 had true-negative (normal) scans and 5 had false-positive scans on MBI. False-positive results included benign fibroadenoma (2 patients), inflammatory fat necrosis (1 patient), benign breast parenchyma (1 patient), and complex sclerosing lesion (1 patient). CONCLUSION This prototype gamma camera system for MBI reliably detects malignant breast lesions smaller than 2 cm. Furthermore, we obtained the highest sensitivity (86%) yet reported for the detection of lesions smaller than 1 cm. These results suggest an important role for MBI, particularly for women in whom the sensitivity of mammography is reduced by the density of the breast parenchyma.
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- Deborah J Rhodes
- Department of Internal Medicine and Division of Preventive and Occupational Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minn 55905, USA.
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This review aims at fostering comprehension and knowledge not only for expert physicians who can skillfully handle various techniques for tumor imaging but also for young practitioners in the field of nuclear medicine. As image processing software and hardware become smaller, faster and better, SPECT will adapt and incorporate these advances. A principal advantage of SPECT over PET is the more widespread availability of the equipment and lower cost for the introduction of the system in community-based facilities. Moreover, SPECT has become less dependent on a limited number of acknowledged experts for its interpretation owing to a variety of handy computer tools for imaging analyses. The increasing use of PET in tumor imaging is not necessarily proportional to the decline of SPECT. General physicians' attention to SPECT technology would also increase more by evoking their interest in "tracer imaging."
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- Mitsutaka Fukumoto
- Department of Tumor Radiology, Program of Tumor Biology and Regulation, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Japan
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Prats E, Banzo J, Meroño E, Herranz R, Carril JM. 99mTc-MIBI scintimammography as a complement of the mammography in patients with suspected breast cancer. A multicentre experience. Breast 2004; 10:109-16. [PMID: 14965569 DOI: 10.1054/brst.2000.0224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The aim of this work has been to evaluate the clinical usefulness of 99mTc-MIBI scintimammography, used as a complement to mammography, in the study of patients with suspected breast cancer. We performed prone breast scintigraphy in 253 patients (268 lesions) with suspected breast cancer. The size and degree of the suspected breast cancer was evaluated by mammography. Diagnosis was established by biopsy. Malignancy was diagnosed in 155 lesions and benign diseases in 113. The results of the scintimammography were a sensitivity of 91%, a specificity of 71%, PPV=81% and NPV=85%. In lesions smaller than 1 cm, sensitivity and specificity were 57% and 100%; in lesions with a diameter of between 1 and 2 cm, these figures were 90% and 72% respectively, and in lesions of more than 2 cm the sensitivity was 99% and the specificity 50%. On mammography, 155 lesions were considered as having a high suspicion of malignancy, whilst 72 were indeterminate and 41 had a low probability. In lesions with a low or indeterminate suspicion of malignancy on mammography, the sensitivity and NPV of the scintimammography were 97% and 98%. Scintimammography is a useful technique in the study of lesions where breast cancer is suspected. Scintimammography results are closely related to tumour size and the degree of mammographic suspicion. Scintimammography can be useful where mammography identifies lesions with a low or indeterminate suspicion of malignancy.
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- E Prats
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Zaragoza, Spain
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In the last decade,there have been huge advances in the field of breast imaging.Full field digital mammography systems optimise lesion to background contrast with resultant improvement in the sensitivity of the technique for cancer detection, facilitated by computer-aided detection.Though mammography remains the only established modality for population-based screening, preliminary results from several large studies indicate that magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) has a role in high-risk patients.On the other hand, advances in ultrasound, MRI and nuclear medicine have the potential to greatly improve the specificity of breast imaging with regard to cancer detection and lesion characterisation.A number of new and experimental techniques are being developed which may have great impact in this area and these will be discussed. Though MRI now has an established place in the diagnosis of breast cancer, it is becoming clear that it can directly affect surgical and medical management by enabling assessment of response to chemotherapy and endocrine therapy, and facilitating choice of the most appropriate surgery.Just as the role of MRI has evolved,so too the place of nuclear medicine, particularly positron emission tomography and radio-immunoscintigraphy should become clearer in the next few years.
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- K Planche
- Radiology Department, 4th Floor Outpatients Block, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK
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Kim SJ, Kim IJ, Bae YT, Kim YK, Kim DS. Incremental Diagnostic Value of Quantitative Analysis of Double Phase Tc-99m MIBI Scintimammography for the Detection of Primary Breast Cancer Additive to Visual Analysis. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2004; 83:129-38. [PMID: 14997043 DOI: 10.1023/b:brea.0000010705.31599.89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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UNLABELLED Tc-99m MIBI scintimammography (SMM) is known to be a useful diagnostic tool for primary breast cancer. We conducted this study to establish optimal visual grades for the detection of primary breast cancer and to investigate whether the quantitative indices of double phase SMM could provide incremental diagnostic value additive to visual analysis. METHODS Five hundred and twenty highly suspected breast cancer patients (malignant: 370; benign: 150) were included in this study. Double phase Tc-99m MIBI SMM (early: 10 min; delayed: 3 h) was performed after injection of 750 MBq of Tc-99m MIBI. For visual analysis, five scoring method was used. The early and delayed lesion to non-lesion ratios (L/N) and retention index (RI) were calculated. Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) analyses was performed to determine the optimal visual grade, to calculate cut-off value of quantitative indices for differentiation malignant and benign diseases and to investigate whether the quantitative indices could provide incremental diagnostic value additive to visual analysis. To investigate the incremental diagnostic value of quantitative index in variable tumor size groups, the patients were subdivided into four groups (group A: size <or= 1 cm, group B: 1 cm < size <or= 3 cm, group C: 3 cm < size <or= 5 cm, group D: size > 5 cm). RESULTS When over visual grade 3 was used as the cut-off grade for the diagnosis of breast cancer, the sensitivity and specificity were 75.5, 86.4%, respectively. Early L/N of malignant breast disease was significantly higher than that of benign (2.00 +/- 1.88 vs. 0.60 +/- 0.7; p < 0.01). However, delayed L/N and RI had no significant difference between malignant and benign breast diseases. When early L/N of 1.27 was used as the cut-off value, the sensitivity and specificity of SMM were 77.6, 83.3%, respectively. When the early L/N was added to visual grade, the area under curve (AUC) of visual + quantitative analysis (V + Q) was higher than that of visual analysis (V) alone (AUC 0.893 vs. 0.803; p < 0.01). In group A, the AUC of V + Q was higher than that of V alone (0.843 vs. 0.808; p = 0.029). In group B, the AUC of V + Q was also higher (0.913 vs. 0.781; p < 0.01). However, in groups C and D, the AUCs of V + Q and V were not different (0.926 vs. 0.915; p = 0.144: 0.663 vs. 0.570; p = 0.093). For axillary lymph node involvement, the sensitivity, specificity, and of SMM were 66.9, 70.1, and 68%, respectively. CONCLUSION From this study, the optimal visual interpretation grades for diagnosis of breast cancer were grades 4 and 5 and cut-off value of early L/N was 1.27. Also, we found that delayed image was not required for breast cancer detection and quantitative index of early L/N provide incremental diagnostic value additive to visual analysis. Especially, when the tumor is small (size <or= 3 cm), the early L/N should be obtained for the diagnosis of breast cancer.
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- Seong-Jang Kim
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, South Korea
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Romero L, Khalkhali I, Vargas HI. The role of nuclear medicine in breast cancer detection: a focus on Technetium-99 Sestamibi scintimammography. Curr Oncol Rep 2003; 5:58-62. [PMID: 12493151 DOI: 10.1007/s11912-003-0087-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Screening mammography in women aged over 50 years reduces breast cancer death by 30%. However, because mammography cannot accurately differentiate benign from malignant lesions, many mammography-directed breast biopsies are benign. In the past decade, methods of "functional breast imaging," including magnetic resonance imaging, scintimammography using single photon emission tomography, and positron emission tomography, have improved the sensitivity and specificity rates of conventional mammography for the detection of breast cancer. The higher specificity of scintimammography is feeding current enthusiasm for the study of its role in early breast cancer detection, as a complement to mammography in the evaluation of indeterminate lesions, and for use in noninvasive axillary staging. This article reviews the applications of radionuclide technology in breast cancer diagnosis and surveillance.
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- Lina Romero
- Department of Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Research and Educational Institute, 1000 West Carson Street, Box 25, Torrance, CA 90509, USA
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The application of nuclear medicine techniques to study patients with breast cancer has recently raised its profile, particularly in the investigation 'indeterminate mammographic lesions'. This review briefly points out some of the difficulties encountered with other more conventional imaging modalities and describes the radionuclide techniques most frequently employed in the investigation of those patients with breast cancer. Both planar and single photon emission tomography methods are discussed including the use of monoclonal antibodies, perfusion ligands, receptor binding hormones and other specific radiotracers, non-specific tumour markers, as well as deoxyglucose and other amino acids labelled with positron emitting radionuclides.
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- D Gopalan
- Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Middlesex Hospital, London, UK
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Early diagnosis of carcinoma of the breast is currently attempted by mammography and physical examination which together have a sensitivity of 85%. Mammography has a positive predictive value of only 15 to 40 percent. The usefulness of scintimammography for the detection of carcinoma of the breast has been studied which demonstrated improved specificity compared to conventional mammography. In future, with the development or dedicated breast imager and new targeted radiopharmaceuticals, we can achieve detection of smaller than 1 cm carcinoma. This type of imaging enables us to detect cancer at its 'pre-anatomic' stage.
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- I Khalkhali
- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Harbor--UCLA Medical Center and Harbor--UCLA Research and Education Institute, Inc., Torrance, CA 90502, USA.
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Durmus Altun G, Uzal C, Hacimahmutoglu S, Pekindil G, Sarikaya A, Omer Yigitbasi N. Tc-99m MIBI filling pattern in a photopenic area of a Tc-99m MDP scan in a patient with metastatic bone involvement of breast carcinoma. Clin Nucl Med 2002; 27:381-2. [PMID: 11953584 DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200205000-00022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Gulay Durmus Altun
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Oncology, and Radiology, Edirne, Turkey.
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Fuster D, Muñoz M, Pavia J, Palacín A, Bellet N, Mateos JJ, Martín F, Ortega M, Setoain FJ, Pons F. Quantified 99mTc-MIBI scintigraphy for predicting chemotherapy response in breast cancer patients: factors that influence the level of 99m Tc-MIBI uptake. Nucl Med Commun 2002; 23:31-8. [PMID: 11748435 DOI: 10.1097/00006231-200201000-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The aim of this study was to establish whether tumour uptake of 99mTc-MIBI can predict response to chemotherapy in patients with breast carcinoma. Forty women suffering from breast carcinoma confirmed by tumour biopsy were studied prospectively. Fifteen patients subsequently underwent surgery and 25 were candidates for neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Breast scintigraphy was performed and planar and tomographic views (single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)) were obtained after injection of 740 MBq of 99mTc-MIBI. The tumoural uptake was quantified by computer analysis. P-glycoprotein was evaluated by immunohistochemistry only in operable patients. The response to chemotherapy was evaluated at 3 months upon completion of treatment. The results of this study showed no relationship between 99mTc-MIBI uptake and the histological type or tumour size. There was an inverse correlation with the degree of tumour differentiation (P<0.05). 99mTc-MIBI uptake in negative P-glycoprotein lesions (2.36+/-1.72) was higher than in positive P-glycoprotein lesions (1.53+/-1.29), although the difference was not statistically significant. Lesions which responded to chemotherapy (16) showed higher 99mTc-MIBI uptake (7.70+/-5.20) than non-responding lesions (nine) (2.21+/-1.0) (P<0.001). In conclusion, there is a correlation between 99mTc-MIBI uptake in breast cancer and response to chemotherapy. Furthermore, 99mTc-MIBI uptake may be influenced by other factors such as the degree of tumour differentiation or tumour P-glycoprotein levels.
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- D Fuster
- Nuclear Medicine Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Polan RL, Klein BD, Richman RH. Scintimammography in patients with minimal mammographic or clinical findings. Radiographics 2001; 21:641-53; discussion 653-5. [PMID: 11353112 DOI: 10.1148/radiographics.21.3.g01ma26641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A prospective study was made of scintimammographic findings obtained in 75 patients with minimal mammographic or physical examination findings. Patients included those with a new mammographic nodule or density (n = 33), indeterminate calcifications (n = 15), a palpable abnormality with normal mammographic findings and normal or inconclusive ultrasonographic findings (n = 13), or a new lump or mammographic change at the site of prior surgery (n = 14). A positive scintimammographic focus was defined as a discrete, rounded lesion with increased uptake and could have an intensity ranging from low to very high. Of the 30 cancers diagnosed, 27 demonstrated a positive scintimammographic focus. Eight of these foci represented occult cancers that were not identified at mammography or physical examination, and 11 were smaller than 1 cm (down to 4 mm). The overall sensitivity and specificity of scintimammography were 90% and 93.8%, respectively, which suggests that this modality may be useful in the early detection of breast cancer. It can also help distinguish postsurgical and post-radiation therapy changes from carcinoma and may be of value in certain high-risk patients. Scintimammography is a useful, noninvasive method of evaluating patients with low-suspicion or indeterminate mammographic or palpable findings and can help detect additional small tumors.
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- R L Polan
- Department of Radiology, Los Robles Regional Medical Center, 227 W Janss Rd, Suite 150, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360, USA
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In summary, it is an exciting time in breast imaging with many tools being brought to bear on an ever more common problem. The challenge for this decade will be to develop optimal cost-effective strategies to use all the tools now available with minimal discomfort and disfigurement to the patient.
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- W A Berg
- Department of Radiology and Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland, 419 W Redwood St, Suite 110, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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Yildiz A, Colak T, Güngör F, Ozuğur S, Boz A, Tunçdemir F, Akaydin M. Diagnostic value of 99mTc MIBI scintimammography in patients with breast lesions. REVISTA ESPANOLA DE MEDICINA NUCLEAR 2001; 20:276-81. [PMID: 11440709 DOI: 10.1016/s0212-6982(01)71958-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This study has aimed to determine the diagnostic value of the scintimammography with 99mTc-MIBI in the detection of primary breast cancer and to verify its clinical usefulness. Sixty-three female patients (age range 27-83) with breast lesions detected by physical examination, ultrasonography, and/or mammography were prospectively included in this study. An anterior and prone lateral planar 99mTc-MIBI scintimammography was performed on all patients. The final diagnosis was achieved by histopathological examination in 49 patients and clinical followup (at least one year) in 14 patients. Histopathological diagnosis confirmed that 15 lesions were malignant and 34 lesions were benign. All the malignant lesions were larger than 1 cm. The 99mTc-MIBI scintimammography showed increased focal uptake in 17 lesions (two of them were benign and the other 15 were malignant). The diffuse heterogeneous uptake pattern was considered as benign. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy values for breast carcinoma were calculated as 100%, 96%, 88%, 100%, 97%, respectively. We concluded that 99mTc-MIBI scintimammography could be a valuable method in the differentiation of malignant breast neoplasm larger than 1 cm size from benign ones, especially when the uptake pattern was considered.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Breast/diagnostic imaging
- Breast/pathology
- Breast Diseases/diagnostic imaging
- Breast Diseases/pathology
- Breast Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging
- Breast Neoplasms/pathology
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/diagnostic imaging
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/pathology
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/diagnostic imaging
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/pathology
- Diagnosis, Differential
- False Positive Reactions
- Female
- Fibrocystic Breast Disease/diagnostic imaging
- Fibrocystic Breast Disease/pathology
- Humans
- Lymph Nodes/diagnostic imaging
- Lymph Nodes/pathology
- Lymphatic Metastasis/diagnostic imaging
- Middle Aged
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Prospective Studies
- Radionuclide Imaging
- Radiopharmaceuticals/pharmacokinetics
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi/pharmacokinetics
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- A Yildiz
- Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
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Yildiz A, Garipağaoğlu M, Güngör F, Boz A, Dalmaz G. The role of technetium-99m methoxyisobutyl isonitrile scintigraphy in suspected recurrent breast cancer. Cancer Biother Radiopharm 2001; 16:163-9. [PMID: 11385963 DOI: 10.1089/108497801300189254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to determine the role of technetium-99m methoxyisobutyl isonitrile (99mTc-MIBI) scintigraphy in the evaluation of recurrence and metastases in breast cancer patients with mastectomy and/or radiotherapy. A prospective study was designed to assess the accuracy of 99mTc-MIBI scintigraphy in 36 patients (mean age 49 years) with suspected recurrent breast cancer. The scintigraphic studies were correlated with radiological findings and/or with histopathology. At 10-15 min after 740MBq 99mTc-MIBI injection, standard planar images were obtained in prone lateral and anterior supine views and then single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging was performed. A whole body imaging was also performed to demonstrate distant metastatic lesions. Totally 52 lesions were evaluated which 19 of them in 9 patients were malignant, while 33 lesions in 27 patients were benign. The sensitivity was 33%, 88% and the specificity was 96%, 93% for planar and SPECT imaging, respectively in loco-regional lesions. Overall, the sensitivity and the specificity of MIBI imaging including whole body were 89%, 81%, in other conventional radiological imaging methods were 95%, 65%, respectively. 99mTc-MIBI scintigraphy using SPECT imaging may provide useful complementary information in patients with suspected recurrence breast cancer.
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- A Yildiz
- Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, 07070, Antalya, Turkey.
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Berman DS, Hayes SW, Shaw LJ, Germano G. Recent advances in myocardial perfusion imaging. Curr Probl Cardiol 2001; 26:1-140. [PMID: 11252891 DOI: 10.1053/cd.2001.v26.112583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- D S Berman
- University of California-Los Angeles School of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Giménez Climent J, Fliquete Péris M, Fuster Diana C, Vázquez Forner C, Sancho Merle F, Campos Mañez J, Vázquez Albaladejo C. Valor de la mamografía isotópica en el diagnóstico del cáncer de mama. Cir Esp 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0009-739x(01)71676-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Mateos JJ, Vidal S, Muñoz M, Fuster D, Martin F, Ortega M, Pons F. Scintigraphic evolution of a breast cancer with Tc-99m MIBI scintimammography. Clin Nucl Med 2000; 25:701-3. [PMID: 10983758 DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200009000-00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Early detection and prompt treatment of breast cancer are the main tools to decrease mortality rates. Several diagnostic techniques such as mammography, magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasound are used, but none of these are conclusive. The authors describe a 56-year-old woman who was suspected of having breast cancer on mammography. Tc-99m MIBI scintimammography showed a small mass with elevated radiotracer uptake located near the pectoral muscle of the patient's left breast. The possible tumor was confirmed with fine-needle aspiration biopsy. After the diagnosis was established, the patient did not allow any treatment. Eighteen months later, a second scintimammography was performed, showing a large mammary tumor with a high radiotracer uptake, a new small lesion located in the left upper quadrant, and axillary lymph node involvement. Chemotherapy treatment was instituted and after treatment, Tc-99m MIBI scintimammography was normal. This case report provides further evidence for Tc-99m MIBI scintimammography for the detection of breast cancer as well as to evaluate the response to chemotherapy.
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- J J Mateos
- Nuclear Medicine Department, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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Schillaci O, Scopinaro F. Tc-99m sestamibi scintimammography: where is it now? Cancer Biother Radiopharm 1999; 14:417-22. [PMID: 10850328 DOI: 10.1089/cbr.1999.14.417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Cyrlak D, Carpenter PM. Breast imaging case of the day. Intramammary and axillary lymph node metastases from infiltrating lobular carcinoma of the breast. Radiographics 1999; 19 Spec No:S73-9. [PMID: 10517445 DOI: 10.1148/radiographics.19.suppl_1.g99oc17s73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- D Cyrlak
- Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Irvine Medical Center 92868-3298, USA
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Derebek E, Balci P, Alanyali H, Kocdor MA, Capa G, Gorken IB, Degirmenci B, Alakavuklar M, Canda T, Durak H. Detection of bilateral multifocal breast cancer using Tc-99m sestamibi imaging. The role of delayed imaging. Clin Nucl Med 1999; 24:590-3. [PMID: 10439180 DOI: 10.1097/00003072-199908000-00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Early determination that breast cancer is bilateral and multifocal can change therapy strategy and, subsequently, mortality and morbidity rates. The authors present a case with bilateral, multifocal breast cancer detected only by Tc-99m sestamibi imaging. METHODS Early and delayed Tc-99m sestamibi imaging and dynamic MRI were performed in a patient with a right-sided lesion shown on mammography. RESULTS Although early Tc-99m sestamibi imaging detected bilateral breast cancer foci, both dynamic MRI and mammography missed the lesion in the left breast. Additional lesions seen on delayed Tc-99m sestamibi images of the left breast, which were initially thought to be benign, completely disappeared after concomitant chemotherapy and radiotherapy, suggesting multifocal malignant lesions in the left breast. CONCLUSION This case suggests that Tc-99m sestamibi may be useful for detecting bilateral cancer, and delayed imaging may give additional information regarding the possible multifocal nature of the disease.
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- E Derebek
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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Luo H, Lo JM, Fanwick PE, Stowell JG, Green MA. Monoprotic Tetradentate N(3)O-Donor Ligands and Their Cu(II) and Ni(II) Complexes. Inorg Chem 1999; 38:2071-2078. [PMID: 11670988 DOI: 10.1021/ic981324f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A convenient four-step procedure was developed to prepare the novel monoprotic tetradentate ligands N-(2-hydroxy)benzyl-N-methyl-N'-(2-pyridyl)methyl-1,3-propanediamine (Hpamap) and N-(2-hydroxy)benzyl-N'-methyl-N'-(2-pyridyl)methyl-1,3-propanediamine (Hpmaap), which provide an N(3)O metal coordination sphere. A mononuclear copper(II) complex, [Cu(pamap)Cl] (A), was obtained by reaction of Hpamap with CuCl(2).2H(2)O. The binuclear copper(II) complexes [Cu(pamap)](2)(BF(4))(2) (B) and [Cu(pmaap)](2)(BF(4))(2) (C) were obtained when these ligands were reacted with Cu(II) in the presence of the noncoordinating BF(4)(-) anion. Reaction of nickel(II) with the Hpamap ligand generated the binuclear Ni(II) complex [Ni(2)(pamap)(2)(NO(3))]NO(3) (D). The crystal of A (C(17)H(22)ClCuN(3)O) is orthorhombic Pbca (No. 61), a = 11.837(4) Å, b = 15.648(5) Å, c = 11.002(11) Å, Z = 8; that of B (C(34)H(44)B(2)Cu(2)F(8)N(6)O(2)) is triclinic P&onemacr; (No. 2), a = 9.147(0) Å, b = 10.375(0) Å, c = 10.535(1) Å, alpha = 107.20(0) degrees, beta = 91.19(0) degrees, gamma = 105.05(0) degrees, Z = 1; that of C (C(34)H(44)B(2)Cu(2)F(8)N(6)O(2)) is monoclinic P2(1)/c (No. 14), a = 9.158(2) Å, b = 10.714(2) Å, c = 19.085(4) Å, beta = 90.58(2) degrees, Z = 4; and that of D (C(34)H(44)N(8)NiO(8)) is monoclinic C2/c (No. 15), a = 13.849(0) Å, b = 13.609(0) Å, c = 19.558(1) Å, beta = 92.34 (0) degrees, Z = 4. The copper atoms of all three complexes are five-coordinate in the solid state, assuming the geometry of a distorted square pyramid with the deprotonated tetradentate ligand in the basal plane. The mononuclear complex A has a chloride ligand in the axial position, while each copper center in the binuclear complexes B and C has, in the axial position, a bridging phenolate O donor from the other unit of the dimer. Each nickel center in the binuclear complex D is six-coordinate, with the pseudo-octahedron formed by a deprotonated tetradentate ligand, a bridging nitrato oxygen atom, and a bridging phenoxy donor from the tetradentate ligand bound to the second nickel center.
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- Hongyan Luo
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology and Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1333
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