X‐ray mammography of the compressed breast is well recognized as the “gold standard” for
early detection of breast cancer, but its performance is not ideal. One limitation of screening …

Dedicated breast CT is being increasingly used for breast imaging. This technique provides
images with no compression, removal of tissue overlap, rapid acquisition, and available …

Flat-panel-detector x-ray cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) is used in a rapidly
increasing host of imaging applications, including image-guided surgery and radiotherapy …

Spectral computed tomography (CT) is a promising technique with the potential for
improving lesion detection, tissue characterization, and material decomposition. In this …

Purpose: Anatomical background presents a major impediment to detectability in 2D
radiography as well as 3D tomosynthesis and cone‐beam CT (CBCT). This article …

Breast cancer is a serious disease that accounts for approximately 40,000 deaths per year in
the United States. Unfortunately, there is no known cause of breast cancer, and therefore the …

Purpose With the advent of three‐dimensional (3D) breast imaging modalities such as
digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and dedicated breast CT (bCT), research into new …

Purpose: To investigate the effect of the number of projection views on image noise in cone‐
beam CT (CBCT) with a flat‐panel detector. Methods: This fairly fundamental consideration …

Purpose: This work characterizes three candidate mammography phantoms with structured
background in terms of power law analysis in the low frequency region of the power …

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 …