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Optimization of image quality in breast tomosynthesis using lumpectomy and mastectomy specimens

Timberg, Pontus LU ; Ruschin, Mark LU ; Båth, Magnus ; Hemdal, Bengt LU ; Andersson, Ingvar LU ; Svahn, Tony LU ; Mattsson, Sören LU and Tingberg, Anders LU (2007) Medical Imaging 2007: Physics of Medical Imaging 6510(PART 2). p.1379-1386
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine how image quality in breast tomosynthesis (BT) is affected when acquisition modes are varied, using human breast specimens containing malignant tumors and/or microcalcifications. Images of thirty-one breast lumpectomy and mastectomy specimens were acquired on a BT prototype based on a Mammomat Novation (Siemens) full-field digital mammography system. BT image acquisitions of the same specimens were performed varying the number of projections, angular range, and detector signal collection mode (binned and non-binned in the scan direction). An enhanced filtered back projection reconstruction method was applied with constant settings of spectral and slice thickness filters. The quality of these... (More)
The purpose of this study was to determine how image quality in breast tomosynthesis (BT) is affected when acquisition modes are varied, using human breast specimens containing malignant tumors and/or microcalcifications. Images of thirty-one breast lumpectomy and mastectomy specimens were acquired on a BT prototype based on a Mammomat Novation (Siemens) full-field digital mammography system. BT image acquisitions of the same specimens were performed varying the number of projections, angular range, and detector signal collection mode (binned and non-binned in the scan direction). An enhanced filtered back projection reconstruction method was applied with constant settings of spectral and slice thickness filters. The quality of these images was evaluated via relative visual grading analysis (VGA) human observer performance experiments using image quality criteria. Results from the relative VGA study indicate that image quality increases with number of projections and angular range. A binned detector collecting mode results in less noise, but reduced resolution of structures. Human breast specimens seem to be suitable for comparing image sets in BT with image quality criteria. (Less)
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Digital mammography systems, Breast tomosynthesis (BT), Visual grading analysis (VGA)
host publication
Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE
volume
6510
issue
PART 2
pages
1379 - 1386
publisher
SPIE
conference name
Medical Imaging 2007: Physics of Medical Imaging
conference location
San Diego, CA, United States
conference dates
2007-02-18 - 2007-02-22
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  • wos:000247292100105
  • scopus:35148820740
ISSN
1605-7422
1042-4687
DOI
10.1117/12.709703
language
English
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this study was to determine how image quality in breast tomosynthesis (BT) is affected when acquisition modes are varied, using human breast specimens containing malignant tumors and/or microcalcifications. Images of thirty-one breast lumpectomy and mastectomy specimens were acquired on a BT prototype based on a Mammomat Novation (Siemens) full-field digital mammography system. BT image acquisitions of the same specimens were performed varying the number of projections, angular range, and detector signal collection mode (binned and non-binned in the scan direction). An enhanced filtered back projection reconstruction method was applied with constant settings of spectral and slice thickness filters. The quality of these images was evaluated via relative visual grading analysis (VGA) human observer performance experiments using image quality criteria. Results from the relative VGA study indicate that image quality increases with number of projections and angular range. A binned detector collecting mode results in less noise, but reduced resolution of structures. Human breast specimens seem to be suitable for comparing image sets in BT with image quality criteria.}},
  author       = {{Timberg, Pontus and Ruschin, Mark and Båth, Magnus and Hemdal, Bengt and Andersson, Ingvar and Svahn, Tony and Mattsson, Sören and Tingberg, Anders}},
  booktitle    = {{Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE}},
  issn         = {{1605-7422}},
  keywords     = {{Digital mammography systems; Breast tomosynthesis (BT); Visual grading analysis (VGA)}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{PART 2}},
  pages        = {{1379--1386}},
  publisher    = {{SPIE}},
  title        = {{Optimization of image quality in breast tomosynthesis using lumpectomy and mastectomy specimens}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.709703}},
  doi          = {{10.1117/12.709703}},
  volume       = {{6510}},
  year         = {{2007}},
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