The Dilon 6800 Gamma Camera

The Dilon 6800 Molecular Imaging Technology on the Forefront of Breast Diagnostics

The Dilon 6800^® Gamma Camera is optimized to perform BSGI (also known as MBI –

molecular breast imaging) and provide detection of small lesions, providing a vital diagnostic adjunct to mammography and ultrasound. The camera can also be used for general nuclear medicine applications.

The Dilon 6800 Gamma Camera has a patented digital technology and state of-the-art detector with: Patented truncated center of gravity calculation that allows imaging in closer proximity to the chest wall. Digital image processing providing high-contrast breast images for superior lesion detection. Discrete pixelated gamma-ray conversion generates digital images. Dilon supports a Task-Specific Imaging Application: Pixel size optimized for breast-specific application. Functional imaging is designed to identify metabolic activity rather than resolve fine structure.

Digital image of positioning up to chest wall

Pixelated Crystal and Position Sensitive PMT

Dilon’s advanced position sensitive photomultiplier tubes and pixelated crystals for gamma ray conversion generate high-contrast

What is BSGI? What is MBI?

Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) is a molecular breast imaging (MBI) technique that is advancing the early detection of breast cancer, especially in difficult-to-diagnose patients. As an adjunct to mammography, BSGI utilizes the Dilon 6800^® Gamma Camera to help physicians see the breast more clearly and differentiate benign from malignant tissue.

The Procedure With BSGI, the patient receives a pharmaceutical tracing agent that is absorbed by all the cells in the body. Due to their increased rate of metabolic activity, cancerous cells in the breast absorb a greater amount of the tracing agent than normal, healthy cells. Therefore, malignant cells generally appear as “dark spots” on the BSGI image.
BSGI has very high sensitivity for identifying earlier stage cancers and clinically observed as small as 1 mm; and with a Negative Predictive Value (NPV) comparable to MRI.
The Dilon 6800^® Gamma Camera is a high-resolution, small field-of-view gamma camera, optimized to perform BSGI. BSGI with the Dilon 6800 system can help you:

• identify lesions independent of tissue density
• duplicate standard mammographic views
• discover early stage cancers

BSGI aids in the effective management of suspicious and difficult-to-interpret breast cases.

BSGI with the Dilon 6800:

• significantly aids in the differentiation of benign and malignant tissue
• results in lower false positive rates with fewer patient restrictions than MRI
• is sensitive to small non-palpable lesions
• provides very high sensitivity for detecting DCIS and lobular carcinomas
• helps evaluate the need and localize areas of interest for biopsy
• aids in determining the extent of disease

With a wide range of imaging tools and services, Dilon offers innovative technologies for accurate cancer diagnosis. Dilon Integrated Diagnostic Solutions allow you to See What Matters.