Breast Specific Gamma Imaging     BSGI

Molecular imaging is in it’s infancy as a breast imaging technology. A nuclear tracer, Sestamibi is injected and after a period of waiting, images are taken. Images are obtained similar to mammography, but the time in compression is approximately 10 minutes per breast. This technology has great promise in women who have very dense breast tissue and can be used as an adjunct to mammography.

The scanners are limited in their availability, but they will most likely become far more common in the next few years. It is hoped that they may become a standard tool for evaulation of dense breast tissue.