“Positron emission mammography (PEM) is proving a useful technique in the presurgical assessment of invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC), according to research presented at the European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI) annual meeting, held recently in Aberdeen, U.K. Its ability to exclude bilateral disease can also be beneficial.
PEM is a high-resolution tomographic method for molecular imaging of positron-emitting isotopes. It uses a pair of dedicated gamma radiation detectors placed above and below the breast and mild breast compression to detect coincident gamma rays after administration of F-18 FDG…”
