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@windyshores
Hi! Windyshores:
I just came upon this post of yours that was published on February 11th of last year, and am so excited upon reading it! Thank you so much for sharing such wonderful news for us all!
After further search, I found an article from NIH's National Library of Medicine called: "Clinical utility of positron emission mammography" .
According to its abstract: "Positron emission mammography (PEM) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration and introduced into clinical use as a diagnostic adjunct to mammography and breast ultrasonography. PEM has higher resolution and a more localized field of view than positron emission tomography–computed tomography and can be performed on patients to stage a newly diagnosed malignancy..."
So, this low-dose positron emission mammography (PEM) is currently available in the USA. My question is: which medical facilities or imaging centers across the US offer PEM currently? Could you please let us know whether Mayo Clinic (or any other cancer center or facilities) offers it to the public of this country right now, please?
Thanks again for providing us with such promising news of new technology to help us all! Wishing you all a better journey ahead with better health!
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@lifetraveler I looked to see if my Cancer Ctr. does PEM, but guess not. There are few out there. There is a clinical trial going on at Memorial Sloan Kettering: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01864083 . And there is supposedly some use or former trial of PEM at Swedish Hospital in Seattle, but it looks like they mostly use PET/CT scans.
I found the NIH article you mention, but even though it says it can be helpful for those who struggle to use an MRI machine, the "PEM cannot provide the anatomical detail that is provided by MRI", & uses a lot of radiation. So it doesn't look like it's going to be as helpful as we'd hoped. Thanks for the info!