Title :
Design of a mammary gland specific gamma imaging system (MSGIS)
Author :
Pal, Sarbajit ; Bhattacharjee, T. ; Saha, S.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Atomic Energy, Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
Abstract :
In conventional X-ray mammography, the presences of a small lesion/tumor at the early stage of cancer are not definitely detected because of the complex anatomy of the breast tissues. On the other hand, the low resolution image produced by conventional scinti-mammography does not differentiate between very small benign and malignant tissues. Successful development of Mammary gland Specific Gamma Imaging System (MSGIS), a kind of gamma camera system, may lead to the early detection of breast cancer. A low cost such a camera system is being developed using electron multiplying CCD (EMCCD) as the detector.
Keywords :
CCD image sensors; biological tissues; biomedical imaging; cancer; electron multiplier detectors; gamma-ray applications; mammography; EMCCD detector; MSGIS; Mammary gland Specific Gamma Imaging System; X-ray mammography; benign tissues; breast cancer early detection; breast tissues; electron multiplying CCD; gamma camera system; malignant tissues; scinti-mammography; small lesion; small tumor; Anatomy; Breast neoplasms; Cancer detection; Lesions; Mammary glands; Mammography; Optical imaging; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors; X-ray imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Emerging Trends in Electronic and Photonic Devices & Systems, 2009. ELECTRO '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Varanasi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4846-3
DOI :
10.1109/ELECTRO.2009.5441116
