We performed laboratory investigations of the image quality for in-line phase contrast micro
tomography dedicated to the breast, using a 3D breast phantom. We employed the cone …

We performed laboratory investigations of the image quality for 2-D [digital mammography
(DM)] and 3-D [digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and computed tomography (CT)] in-line …

Digital mammography has limitations in sensitivity, in particular for patients with a dense
breast. Phase contrast techniques (phase contrast mammography, PCM) might increase the …

Phase-contrast imaging techniques address the issue of poor soft-tissue contrast
encountered in traditional X-ray imaging. This can be accomplished with the propagation …

Purpose: To provide an x‐ray phase contrast imaging (XPCI) method working with
conventional sources that could be readily translated into clinical practice. XPCI shows …

X-ray breast computed tomography (breast-CT) is a new emerging technique for breast
imaging however its application is still limited because of low spatial resolution and high …

X-ray phase imaging has the potential to dramatically improve soft tissue contrast sensitivity,
which is a crucial requirement in many diagnostic applications such as breast imaging. In …

Abstract Purpose Within the SYRMA-CT collaboration based at the ELETTRA synchrotron
radiation (SR) facility the authors investigated the imaging performance of the phase …

In mammography the difficult task to detect microcalcifications (≈ 100 μm) and low contrast
structures in the breast has been a topic of interest from its beginnings. The possibility to …

The aim of this study was to optimise the experimental protocol and data analysis for in-vivo
breast cancer x-ray imaging. Results are presented of the experiment at the SYRMEP …