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  • Radiology
  • Materials Science

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  • Microcalcifications in breast tissue can be indicators of malignancy.
  • Dual-energy techniques offer potential for early-stage breast cancer diagnosis.
  • Current dual-energy cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) relies on cesium iodide (CsI) detectors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate photon-counting detector alternatives to CsI for dual-energy CBCT.
  • To evaluate the potential advantages of denser detector materials over CsI scintillators.
  • To assess image quality for microcalcification detection in simulated breast tissue.

Main Methods:

  • Simulated micro-CBCT using the GATE platform with seven detector materials (CsI, BGO, LSO, LYSO, GAGG, LaBr3, CZT).
  • Utilized four breast tissue phantoms with type I and type II microcalcifications (HAp, CaCO3, CaC2O4).
  • Applied dual-energy methodology, reconstructed tomographic data (FBP, OSEM), and measured contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR).

Main Results:

  • Cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) and gadolinium aluminum gallium garnet (GAGG) detectors yielded higher CNR values than CsI.
  • Hydroxyapatite (HAp) microcalcifications showed the highest CNR.
  • The OSEM algorithm enhanced the distinguishability of HAp microcalcifications for classification.

Conclusions:

  • Detector configurations using CZT or GAGG crystals are viable alternatives to CsI for dual-energy CBCT.
  • Improved detector materials can enhance image quality for microcalcification detection in dense breast tissue.
  • This advancement could improve the accuracy of early-stage breast cancer diagnosis.