Virtual clinical trials in medical imaging: a review
The accelerating complexity and variety of medical imaging devices and methods have
outpaced the ability to evaluate and optimize their design and clinical use. This is a …
outpaced the ability to evaluate and optimize their design and clinical use. This is a …
A review of breast tomosynthesis. Part I. The image acquisition process
I Sechopoulos - Medical physics, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Mammography is a very well‐established imaging modality for the early detection and
diagnosis of breast cancer. However, since the introduction of digital imaging to the realm of …
diagnosis of breast cancer. However, since the introduction of digital imaging to the realm of …
Breast tomosynthesis: state-of-the-art and review of the literature
Standard analog mammography is a screening success story with the proven capacity to
reduce mortality from breast cancer (1–3). Conventional full-field digital mammography …
reduce mortality from breast cancer (1–3). Conventional full-field digital mammography …
Task‐based assessment of breast tomosynthesis: effect of acquisition parameters and quantum noise a
I Reiser, RM Nishikawa - Medical physics, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Tomosynthesis is a promising modality for breast imaging. The appearance of the
tomosynthesis reconstructed image is greatly affected by the choice of acquisition and …
tomosynthesis reconstructed image is greatly affected by the choice of acquisition and …
Task-based measures of image quality and their relation to radiation dose and patient risk
The theory of task-based assessment of image quality is reviewed in the context of imaging
with ionizing radiation, and objective figures of merit (FOMs) for image quality are …
with ionizing radiation, and objective figures of merit (FOMs) for image quality are …
Design and application of a structured phantom for detection performance comparison between breast tomosynthesis and digital mammography
L Cockmartin, NW Marshall, G Zhang… - Physics in Medicine …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper introduces and applies a structured phantom with inserted target objects for the
comparison of detection performance of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) against 2D full …
comparison of detection performance of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) against 2D full …
Evaluation of the technical performance of three different commercial digital breast tomosynthesis systems in the clinical environment
The aim of this work was to research and evaluate the performance of three different digital
breast tomosynthesis (DBT) systems in the clinical environment (Siemens Mammomat …
breast tomosynthesis (DBT) systems in the clinical environment (Siemens Mammomat …
Digital breast tomosynthesis: observer performance of clustered microcalcification detection on breast phantom images acquired with an experimental system using …
HP Chan, MM Goodsitt, MA Helvie, S Zelakiewicz… - Radiology, 2014 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To investigate the dependence of microcalcification cluster detectability on
tomographic scan angle, angular increment, and number of projection views acquired at …
tomographic scan angle, angular increment, and number of projection views acquired at …
A virtual trial framework for quantifying the detectability of masses in breast tomosynthesis projection data
Purpose: Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is a promising breast cancer screening tool that
has already begun making inroads into clinical practice. However, there is ongoing debate …
has already begun making inroads into clinical practice. However, there is ongoing debate …
Digital breast tomosynthesis: Image acquisition principles and artifacts
PS Sujlana, M Mahesh, S Vedantham, SC Harvey… - Clinical imaging, 2019 - Elsevier
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is a new technology that is being used more frequently
for both breast cancer screening and diagnostic purposes and its utilization is likely to …
for both breast cancer screening and diagnostic purposes and its utilization is likely to …