Abstract
While mammography is the gold standard for breast cancer screening worldwide, it is widely recognized that mammography has limitations, especially in women with dense breasts. In response to the need for a more sensitive approach to breast cancer screening, a CT scanner specifically for breast imaging in the pendant geometry was designed, fabricated, and is currently in clinical evaluation. The spatial resolution and noise properties are discussed, and breast images from a normal volunteer and a patient with breast cancer demonstrate very promising breast CT image quality from a qualitative perspective.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE |
Editors | M.J. Flynn |
Pages | 319-323 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Volume | 5745 |
Edition | I |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2005 |
Event | Medical Imaging 2005 - Physics of Medical Imaging - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Feb 13 2005 → Feb 15 2005 |
Other
Other | Medical Imaging 2005 - Physics of Medical Imaging |
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Country | United States |
City | San Diego, CA |
Period | 2/13/05 → 2/15/05 |
Keywords
- Breast cancer detection
- Breast imaging
- Cone beam computed tomography
- Mammography
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)