[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) …

Refraction beats attenuation in breast CT

M Rawlik, A Pereira, S Spindler, Z Wang… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
For a century, clinical X-ray imaging has visualised only the attenuation properties of tissue,
which fundamentally limits the contrast, particularly in soft tissues like the breast. Imaging …

Contrast-enhanced cone-beam breast-CT: analysis of optimal acquisition time for discrimination of breast lesion malignancy

J Uhlig, U Fischer, A Surov, J Lotz… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the optimal acquisition time of contrast-enhanced cone-beam
breast-CT (CBBCT) for best discrimination of breast lesion malignancy and whether contrast …

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 …

Dose and spatial resolution analysis of grating-based phase-contrast mammography using an inverse Compton x-ray source

L Heck, E Eggl, S Grandl, M Dierolf… - Developments in X …, 2019 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Although the mortality rate of breast cancer has been reduced with the introduction of
screening mammography, many women undergo unnecessary subsequent examinations …

Propagation-based phase-contrast breast computed tomography: a visual grading assessment of the performance of photon-counting and flat-panel X-ray detectors

N Giannotti, ST Taba, T Gureyev, S Lewis, L Brombal… - medRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
Rationale and objectives Breast cancer represents the leading cause of death from cancer
in women worldwide. Early detection of breast tumours improves the prognosis and survival …

Analysis of contrast enhancement kinetics in breast cancer subtypes with a dedicated contrast-enhanced cone-beam breast CT

J Uhlig, U Fischer, A Surov, J Lotz, S Wienbeck - 2018 - epos.myesr.org
Aims and objectives Cone-beam breast-CT (CBBCT) is a novel breast imaging technique
that provides isotropic 3D images with high contrast resolution. The diagnostic superiority of …

Contrast-enhanced mammography: how does it work?

WF Sensakovic, MB Carnahan, CD Czaplicki… - Radiographics, 2021 - pubs.rsna.org
Contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) is an imaging technique that uses iodinated
contrast medium to improve visualization of breast lesions and assessment of tumor …

Contrast enhanced mammography: techniques, current results, and potential indications

MBI Lobbes, ML Smidt, J Houwers, VC Tjan-Heijnen… - Clinical radiology, 2013 - Elsevier
The application of x-rays for breast imaging followed some 18 years after the discovery of x-
rays by Conrad Wilhelm Röntgen, 1 followed by several generations of technical …

Review of contrast-enhanced mammography

RM Lorente-Ramos, JA Armán - Contemporary Diagnostic …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) is a new breast imaging technique. CEM provides
morphologic (mammography) and functional information obtained after the injection of …