Anatomical complexity in breast parenchyma and its implications for optimal breast imaging strategies
L Chen, CK Abbey, A Nosratieh, KK Lindfors… - Medical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: The purpose of this investigation was to assess the anatomical noise in breast
images using a mathematically derived parameterβ as a surrogate for detection …
images using a mathematically derived parameterβ as a surrogate for detection …
Association between power law coefficients of the anatomical noise power spectrum and lesion detectability in breast imaging modalities
Previous research has demonstrated that a parameter extracted from a power function fit to
the anatomical noise power spectrum, β, may be predictive of breast mass lesion …
the anatomical noise power spectrum, β, may be predictive of breast mass lesion …
The relationship between anatomic noise and volumetric breast density for digital mammography
Purpose: The appearance of parenchymal/stromal patterns in mammography have been
characterized as having a Wiener power spectrum with an inverse power‐law shape …
characterized as having a Wiener power spectrum with an inverse power‐law shape …
Characterizing anatomical variability in breast CT images
Previous work [Burgess et al., Med. Phys. 28, 419–437 (2001)] has shown that anatomical
noise in projection mammography results in a power spectrum well modeled over a range of …
noise in projection mammography results in a power spectrum well modeled over a range of …
Computational breast anatomy simulation using multi-scale Perlin noise
Virtual clinical trials (VCTs) of medical imaging require realistic models of human anatomy.
For VCTs in breast imaging, a multi-scale Perlin noise method is proposed to simulate …
For VCTs in breast imaging, a multi-scale Perlin noise method is proposed to simulate …
Evaluation of the BreastSimulator software platform for breast tomography
G Mettivier, K Bliznakova, I Sechopoulos… - Physics in Medicine …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The aim of this work was the evaluation of the software BreastSimulator, a breast x-ray
imaging simulation software, as a tool for the creation of 3D uncompressed breast digital …
imaging simulation software, as a tool for the creation of 3D uncompressed breast digital …
Parenchymal texture analysis in digital breast tomosynthesis for breast cancer risk estimation: a preliminary study
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Studies have demonstrated a relationship between
mammographic parenchymal texture and breast cancer risk. Although promising, texture …
mammographic parenchymal texture and breast cancer risk. Although promising, texture …
Analysis of parenchymal texture with digital breast tomosynthesis: comparison with digital mammography and implications for cancer risk assessment
Purpose To correlate the parenchymal texture features at digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT)
and digital mammography with breast percent density (PD), an established breast cancer …
and digital mammography with breast percent density (PD), an established breast cancer …
Cascaded analysis of signal and noise propagation through a heterogeneous breast model
JG Mainprize, MJ Yaffe - Medical physics, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: The detectability of lesions in radiographic images can be impaired by patterns
caused by the surrounding anatomic structures. The presence of such patterns is often …
caused by the surrounding anatomic structures. The presence of such patterns is often …
Quantitative imaging in breast tomosynthesis and CT: Comparison of detection and estimation task performance
Purpose This work investigates a framework for modeling volumetric breast imaging to
compare detection and estimation task performance and optimize quantitative breast …
compare detection and estimation task performance and optimize quantitative breast …