[HTML][HTML] Free propagation phase-contrast breast CT provides higher image quality than cone-beam breast-CT at low radiation doses: a feasibility study on human …

S Pacilè, C Dullin, P Baran, M Tonutti, C Perske… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
In this study we demonstrate the first direct comparison between synchrotron x-ray
propagation-based CT (PB-CT) and cone-beam breast-CT (CB-CT) on human mastectomy …

Comparison of propagation-based CT using synchrotron radiation and conventional cone-beam CT for breast imaging

S Tavakoli Taba, P Baran, YI Nesterets, S Pacile… - European …, 2020 - Springer
Objectives To evaluate and compare the image quality of propagation-based phase-contrast
computed tomography (PB-CT) using synchrotron radiation and conventional cone-beam …

Propagation‐based x‐ray phase‐contrast tomography of mastectomy samples using synchrotron radiation

TE Gureyev, YI Nesterets, PM Baran, ST Taba… - Medical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Propagation‐based phase‐contrast computed tomography (PB‐CT) is a method for
three‐dimensional x‐ray imaging that utilizes refraction, as well as absorption, of x rays in …

Propagation-based phase-contrast CT of the breast demonstrates higher quality than conventional absorption-based CT even at lower radiation dose

ST Taba, BD Arhatari, YI Nesterets, Z Gadomkar… - Academic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rationale and Objectives Propagation-based phase-contrast CT (PB-CT) is an advanced X-
ray imaging technology that exploits both refraction and absorption of the transmitted X-ray …

[HTML][HTML] Image quality comparison between a phase-contrast synchrotron radiation breast CT and a clinical breast CT: a phantom based study

L Brombal, F Arfelli, P Delogu, S Donato, G Mettivier… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
In this study we compared the image quality of a synchrotron radiation (SR) breast computed
tomography (BCT) system with a clinical BCT in terms of contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) …

Advantages of breast cancer visualization and characterization using synchrotron radiation phase-contrast tomography

S Pacile, P Baran, C Dullin, M Dimmock… - Journal of synchrotron …, 2018 - scripts.iucr.org
The aim of this study was to highlight the advantages that propagation-based phase-contrast
computed tomography (PB-CT) with synchrotron radiation can provide in breast cancer …

Effect of x-ray energy on the radiological image quality in propagation-based phase-contrast computed tomography of the breast

S Wan, BD Arhatari, YI Nesterets… - Journal of Medical …, 2021 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Purpose: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in developing and developed
countries and is responsible for 15% of women's cancer deaths worldwide. Conventional …

Phase-contrast clinical breast CT: Optimization of imaging setups and reconstruction workflows

G Tromba, S Pacilè, YI Nesterets, F Brun… - Breast Imaging: 13th …, 2016 - Springer
We present the outcomes of combined feasibility studies carried out at Elettra and Australian
Synchrotron to evaluate novel protocols for three-dimensional (3D) mammographic phase …

Toward improving breast cancer imaging: radiological assessment of propagation-based phase-contrast CT technology

ST Taba, P Baran, S Lewis, R Heard, S Pacile… - Academic radiology, 2019 - Elsevier
Rationale and Objectives This study employs clinical/radiological evaluation in establishing
the optimum imaging conditions for breast cancer imaging using the X-ray propagation …

Phase-contrast breast-CT: optimization of experimental parameters and reconstruction algorithms

S Donato, S Pacile', L Brombal, G Tromba… - World Congress on …, 2019 - Springer
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 …