Dedicated breast CT: state of the art—Part I. Historical evolution and technical aspects
Y Zhu, AM O'Connell, Y Ma, A Liu, H Li, Y Zhang… - European …, 2022 - Springer
Dedicated breast CT is an emerging 3D isotropic imaging technology for breast, which
overcomes the limitations of 2D compression mammography and limited angle …
overcomes the limitations of 2D compression mammography and limited angle …
Physical and digital phantoms for 2D and 3D x-ray breast imaging: Review on the state-of-the-art and future prospects
A Sarno, C Valero, RM Tucciariello, N Dukov… - Radiation Physics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Breast phantoms are a fundamental asset both in routine quality assurance programs and
for comparing scanner performance in 2D and 3D x-ray breast imaging. They also play an …
for comparing scanner performance in 2D and 3D x-ray breast imaging. They also play an …
Increased dose efficiency of breast CT with grating interferometry
Refraction-based x-ray imaging can overcome the fundamental contrast limit of computed
tomography (CT), particularly in soft tissue, but so far has been constrained to high-dose ex …
tomography (CT), particularly in soft tissue, but so far has been constrained to high-dose ex …
[PDF][PDF] A phase-retrieval toolbox for X-ray holography and tomography
LM Lohse, AL Robisch, M Töpperwien… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.iucr.org
Propagation-based phase-contrast X-ray imaging is by now a well established imaging
technique, which–as a full-field technique–is particularly useful for tomography applications …
technique, which–as a full-field technique–is particularly useful for tomography applications …
[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in X-ray imaging of breast tissue: From two-to three-dimensional imaging
L Heck, J Herzen - Physica Medica, 2020 - Elsevier
Breast cancer is a globally widespread disease whose detection has already been
significantly improved by the introduction of screening programs. Nevertheless …
significantly improved by the introduction of screening programs. Nevertheless …
Multiscale X-ray phase-contrast tomography: from breast CT to micro-CT for virtual histology
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 …
encountered in traditional X-ray imaging. This can be accomplished with the propagation …
Principles of different x-ray phase-contrast imaging: a review
Numerous advances have been made in X-ray technology in recent years. X-ray imaging
plays an important role in the nondestructive exploration of the internal structures of objects …
plays an important role in the nondestructive exploration of the internal structures of objects …
Image quality comparison between a phase-contrast synchrotron radiation breast CT and a clinical breast CT: a phantom based study
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) …
tomography (BCT) system with a clinical BCT in terms of contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) …
Integrating X-ray phase-contrast imaging and histology for comparative evaluation of breast tissue malignancies in virtual histology analysis
Detecting breast tissue alterations is essential for cancer diagnosis. However, inherent
bidimensionality limits histological procedures' effectiveness in identifying these changes …
bidimensionality limits histological procedures' effectiveness in identifying these changes …
Three-dimensional analysis of human pancreatic cancer specimens by phase-contrast based X-ray tomography–the next dimension of diagnosis
Background The worldwide increase of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), which
still has one of the lowest survival rates, requires novel imaging tools to improve early …
still has one of the lowest survival rates, requires novel imaging tools to improve early …