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  • Medical Imaging
  • Radiology
  • Biomedical Engineering

Background:

  • Calibration in full-field digital mammography (FFDM) is crucial for accurate breast density estimation.
  • Existing methods are influenced by image acquisition techniques and require accurate breast thickness measurements.
  • An attenuation anomaly exists between adipose breast tissue and calibration phantoms, impacting accuracy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate methods for correcting compressed breast thickness in FFDM.
  • To compensate for the attenuation anomaly between breast tissue and calibration phantoms.
  • To improve the accuracy of inter-image breast density estimates.

Main Methods:

  • Thickness correction surfaces were created using a deformable phantom and physical measurements.
  • A Cumulative Sum quality control procedure ensured measurement stability over time.
  • An optimization technique was employed to adjust calibration data for the attenuation anomaly.

Main Results:

  • Thickness corrections, dependent on compression force, were established and found to be stable over two years.
  • The attenuation anomaly correction significantly improved the calibration consistency.
  • Combined corrections resulted in a substantial positive shift in breast density estimates and reduced variance.

Conclusions:

  • The developed correction techniques effectively address technical calibration issues in FFDM.
  • These methods offer a valid approach for improving calibration accuracy using reference phantoms.
  • Further validation with clinical endpoints is necessary to confirm the efficacy of the methodology.