Molecular Breast Imaging

Purpose	Automation to reduce the dose and acquisition time for Molecular Breast Imaging ( MBI) scans
Tag(s)
Panel	Breast Imaging
Define-AI ID	19060009
Originator	External use case submitter- Middlesex Hospital
Lead	Breast Panel
Panel Chair	Beth Burnside
Panel Reviewers	Breast Panel
License	Creative Commons 4.0
Status	Public Comment
RadElement Set	RDES133

Clinical Implementation

Value Proposition

MBI scans detect more cancers than mammography in dense breasts. However, lowering the dose and acquisition time is critical for wider acceptance in the medical community.

Narrative(s)

Patient presents for a routine scan. Patient given a low dose MBI, with AI enhancement. The AI works to enhance the resolution of the image despite the lower dose and acquisition time than a traditional MBI. This allows the radiologist a more effective view about findings in the breast.

Workflow Description

Imaging is performed using low-dose, reduced acquisition time MBI. AI engine operates in the background to improve the quality of the image to that comparable of a traditional MBI.

Considerations for Dataset Development

Pathologies	ductal carcinoma, lobular cardinoma, mixed carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, papillary carcinoma, metaplastic carcinoma, tubular carcinoma, medullary carcinoma, Paget’s disease, micropapillary carcinoma, apocrine carcinoma, neuroendocrine carcinoma, secretory carcinoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma, cribriform carcinoma, sarcoma, other
Tumor Size	Varied
Axillary lymph node involvement	absent, present
Pain	absent, present
BMI	varied
Age	over 40 years
Breast Anatomy	No exclusion criteria

Technical Specifications

Inputs

DICOM Study

Procedure	Low-dose molecular breast imaging scans
Views	All
Data Type	DICOM
Modality	MBI
Body Region	Chest
Anatomic Focus	Breast

Primary Outputs

High resolution MBI image

RadElement ID	RDE877
Definition	Resolve the image of a low-dose MBI image
Data Type	Pixel
Value Set	N/A
Units	N/A