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Clinical Imaging of Microwave Mammography

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The quantitative potential for breast tomosynthesis imaging.

Christina M Shafer¹, Ehsan Samei, Joseph Y Lo

¹Department of Radiology, Carl E. Ravin Advanced Imaging Laboratories, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA. christina.shafer@duke.edu

Medical Physics

|April 14, 2010

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Breast tomosynthesis shows potential for quantitative tissue density measurements. Simple algorithms correlate image voxel values with actual tissue density, improving lesion characterization.

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Area of Science:

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Radiology
Biophysics

Background:

Breast tomosynthesis offers improved lesion detection but faces challenges in depth resolution and quantitative accuracy.
Limited angular scan range in breast tomosynthesis affects depth resolution, potentially impacting tissue density quantification.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the quantitative potential of breast tomosynthesis for tissue density measurement.
To evaluate simple reconstruction and image processing algorithms for accurate density quantification.
To explore improved lesion characterization and mammography-like image presentation.

Main Methods:

Utilized a Siemens prototype MAMMOMAT Novation TOMO system with a 45-degree angular span.
Employed Monte Carlo simulations and empirical measurements with tissue-equivalent phantoms.
Applied filtered backprojection reconstruction and corrected for background nonuniformities.

Main Results:

Lesion voxel values demonstrated a linear correlation with known glandular fraction (R2 > 0.90) across all conditions.
Statistically significant differences in fit line parameters were observed between different background materials and X-ray tube energies (28 kVp vs. others) for dense phantoms.
No significant differences were found between energies for fatty phantoms.

Conclusions:

Corrected breast tomosynthesis image voxel values show a strong positive correlation with true tissue density.
The consistent linearity indicates significant potential for quantitative imaging in breast tomosynthesis.
Developed methods support improved accuracy in characterizing breast tissue density.