Computed tomography in detection and diagnosis of breast cancer.

CH Chang, JL Sibala, SL Fritz, SJ Dwyer 3rd… - Cancer, 1980 - europepmc.org
From October 1, 1976 through July 31, 1979, at the University of Kansas Medical Center,
CT/M examinations were performed on 1625 patients. Seventy-eight cancers were …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging Clinical Applications for Cone Beam Breast CT: Changing the Breast Imaging Paradigm

K Siddall, X Zhang, A O'Connell - Current Breast Cancer Reports, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Since its approval by the Unites States Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) in 2015, cone-beam breast computed tomography (CBBCT) has …

TU‐C‐330D‐03: Computed Tomography of the Breast: Design, Fabrication, Characterization, and Initial Clinical Testing

J Boone, T Nelson, A Kwan, K Yang - Medical Physics, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Although there is overwhelming evidence that mammographic screening has led
to a reduction in breast cancer mortality, most breast imaging experts agree that screening …

Dedicated breast computed tomography: the optimal cross-sectional imaging solution?

KK Lindfors, JM Boone, MS Newell… - Radiologic …, 2010 - radiologic.theclinics.com
Mammography has widespread acceptance as a screening modality for breast cancer, with
mortality reduction of 30% to 40% in screened populations. 1 However, mammography has …

A novel cone beam breast CT scanner: System evaluation

R Ning, D Conover, Y Yu, Y Zhang… - … 2007: physics of …, 2007 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The purpose of the study is to characterize the imaging performance of the recently built
novel cone beam breast CT (CBBCT) scanner. This CBBCT scanner system has one x-ray …

Dedicated breast computed tomography: basic aspects

A Sarno, G Mettivier, P Russo - Medical physics, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
X‐ray mammography of the compressed breast is well recognized as the “gold standard” for
early detection of breast cancer, but its performance is not ideal. One limitation of screening …

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 …

[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 …

CT evaluation of breast cancer: spectrum of disease.

AJ Kronthal, EK Fishman, LM Gottlieb… - Critical reviews in …, 1993 - europepmc.org
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women. Although computed
tomography is not typically used as a primary diagnostic modality for detection of a breast …

Computed tomography of the breast: A preliminary report

CHJ Chang, JL Sibala, JH Gallagher, RC Riley… - Radiology, 1977 - pubs.rsna.org
Initial studies indicate that computed tomography can detect both benign and malignant
breast disease in both fatty and dense, thick breasts. CT may also be capable of diagnosing …