Tomosynthesis Breast Imaging: Early Detection and Characterization of Breast Cancer

Abstract

Our aim for the second year of this grant was to investigate the tomosynthetic image quality by performing experimental studies using the specially developed phantoms and to quantitate tomosynthesis image quality parameters by using image post processing. Moreover we have further improved the tomosynthetic image reconstruction by implementing faster and more versatile image reconstruction algorithm. In addition, we have investigated the low contrast lesion detection characteristics of our digital mammography system capable of tomosynthesis and did a comparison with a - conventional film/screen technique.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA385340

Entities

People

  • Leena M. Hamberg

Organizations

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Breast Cancer
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Digital Images
  • Films
  • Health Services
  • Image Reconstruction
  • Imaging Techniques
  • Materials
  • Neoplasms
  • Tomosynthesis
  • Transfer Functions
  • Two Dimensional
  • X Ray Tubes
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Oncology and Biomarker-Based Cancer Detection.