Cone-beam CT for breast imaging: Radiation dose, breast coverage, and image quality

A O'Connell, DL Conover, Y Zhang… - American Journal of …, 2010 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The primary objectives of this pilot study were to evaluate the radiation dose,
breast coverage, and image quality of cone-beam breast CT compared with a conventional …

Dedicated cone-beam breast CT: feasibility study with surgical mastectomy specimens

WT Yang, S Carkaci, L Chen, CJ Lai… - American Journal of …, 2007 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of diagnostic breast
imaging using a flat-panel detector-based cone-beam CT system. CONCLUSION. Imaging …

[HTML][HTML] Dedicated cone-beam breast computed tomography and diagnostic mammography: comparison of radiation dose, patient comfort, and qualitative review of …

AM O'Connell, D Kawakyu-O'Connor - Journal of clinical imaging …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: This pilot study was undertaken to compare radiation dose, relative
visibility/conspicuity of biopsy-proven lesions, and relative patient comfort in diagnostic …

Dedicated breast CT: initial clinical experience

KK Lindfors, JM Boone, TR Nelson, K Yang, ALC Kwan… - Radiology, 2008 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To prospectively and intraindividually compare dedicated breast computed
tomographic (CT) images with screen-film mammograms. Materials and Methods All patient …

The role of cone-beam breast-CT for breast cancer detection relative to breast density

S Wienbeck, J Uhlig, S Luftner-Nagel, A Zapf… - European …, 2017 - Springer
Objectives To evaluate the impact of breast density on the diagnostic accuracy of non-
contrast cone-beam breast computed tomography (CBBCT) in comparison to mammography …

Contrast-enhanced cone-beam breast-CT (CBBCT): clinical performance compared to mammography and MRI

S Wienbeck, U Fischer, S Luftner-Nagel, J Lotz… - European …, 2018 - Springer
Objectives To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of contrast-enhanced (CE) cone-beam
breast computed tomography (CBBCT) in dense breast tissue and compare it to non …

Dedicated breast CT: radiation dose and image quality evaluation

JM Boone, TR Nelson, KK Lindfors, JA Seibert - Radiology, 2001 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To evaluate the feasibility of breast computed tomography (CT) in terms of
radiation dose and image quality. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Validated Monte Carlo …

Cone beam breast CT with multiplanar and three dimensional visualization in differentiating breast masses compared with mammography

B Zhao, X Zhang, W Cai, D Conover, R Ning - European journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective This pilot study was to evaluate cone beam breast computed tomography
(CBBCT) with multiplanar and three dimensional (3D) visualization in differentiating breast …

Review of clinical studies and first clinical experiences with a commercially available cone-beam breast CT in Europe

S Wienbeck, J Lotz, U Fischer - Clinical imaging, 2017 - Elsevier
The dedicated cone-beam breast computed tomography (CBBCT) is a new and promising
imaging modality which provides isotropic, 3D images of the breast with high spatial and …

Dedicated breast CT: State of the art—Part I. Historical evolution and technical aspects

Y Zhu, AM O'Connell, Y Ma, A Liu, H Li, Y Zhang… - European …, 2022 - Springer
Dedicated breast CT is an emerging 3D isotropic imaging technology for breast, which
overcomes the limitations of 2D compression mammography and limited angle …