Naviscan has developed a highly-advanced imaging technology that provides valuable information for women at risk for or diagnosed with breast cancer.

Positron Emission Mammography (PEM) imaging using the Naviscan PET scanner produces high-resolution images designed to help physicians treat breast cancer more effectively. It is a device that is optimized for the breast, producing very sharp, detailed images of abnormal tissue.

With Naviscan’s high-resolution PET scanner, physicians can see lesions as small as 1.6 mm, about the width of a grain of rice. In addition, the scanner acquires data with significantly less discomfort than a mammogram: during the scanning procedure, the breast is immobilized rather than being compressed between two plates.

Could You or Someone You Know Benefit from PEM?

	Studies have shown that both the sensitivity and specificity of images produced by the Naviscan high-resolution PET scanner exceeds 90%*. As a result, surgeons can more accurately stage lesions and plan surgeries, which can lead to fewer biopsies and post-lumpectomy re-excisions, and more breast conservation surgeries.  * Schilling: High Resolution PEM: Utility in Pre-Surgical Planning for Breast Cancer Patients. SNM Meeting 2008
	The Naviscan high-resolution PET scanner helps medical oncologists monitor patient responses to radiation and chemotherapy treatment. As a result, clinicians are in a stronger position to deploy the most effective treatment plans leading to optimal results.
	The Naviscan high-resolution PET scanner complements ultrasound, mammography, and breast MR to detect local recurrent disease. Early detection is the key to successful treatment. The five-year survival rate for localized disease is 98%*. * American Cancer Society 2007 statistics