A review of breast tomosynthesis. Part I. The image acquisition process

I Sechopoulos - Medical physics, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Mammography is a very well‐established imaging modality for the early detection and
diagnosis of breast cancer. However, since the introduction of digital imaging to the realm of …

Digital breast tomosynthesis: state of the art

S Vedantham, A Karellas, GR Vijayaraghavan… - Radiology, 2015 - pubs.rsna.org
This topical review on digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is provided with the intent of
describing the state of the art in terms of technology, results from recent clinical studies …

Report of the Task Group 186 on model‐based dose calculation methods in brachytherapy beyond the TG‐43 formalism: current status and recommendations for …

L Beaulieu, Å Carlsson Tedgren, JF Carrier… - Medical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The charge of Task Group 186 (TG‐186) is to provide guidance for early adopters of model‐
based dose calculation algorithms (MBDCAs) for brachytherapy (BT) dose calculations to …

Breast tissue composition and susceptibility to breast cancer

NF Boyd, LJ Martin, M Bronskill, MJ Yaffe… - Journal of the …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Breast density, as assessed by mammography, reflects breast tissue composition. Breast
epithelium and stroma attenuate x-rays more than fat and thus appear light on …

Review of radiation dose estimates in digital breast tomosynthesis relative to those in two-view full-field digital mammography

TM Svahn, N Houssami, I Sechopoulos, S Mattsson - The Breast, 2015 - Elsevier
We examined how radiation dose levels in digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) differ from
those used in 2-view full-field digital mammography (FFDM). Acquisition parameter settings …

Radiation-induced breast cancer incidence and mortality from digital mammography screening: a modeling study

DL Miglioretti, J Lange, JJ Van Den Broek… - Annals of internal …, 2016 - acpjournals.org
Background: Estimates of risk for radiation-induced breast cancer from mammography
screening have not considered variation in dose exposure or diagnostic work-up after …

[KİTAP][B] Handbook of X-ray imaging: physics and technology

P Russo - 2017 - books.google.com
Containing chapter contributions from over 130 experts, this unique publication is the first
handbook dedicated to the physics and technology of X-ray imaging, offering extensive …

Clinical digital breast tomosynthesis system: dosimetric characterization

SSJ Feng, I Sechopoulos - Radiology, 2012 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To comprehensively characterize the dosimetric properties of a clinical digital
breast tomosynthesis (DBT) system for the acquisition of mammographic and tomosynthesis …

Radiation dose with digital breast tomosynthesis compared to digital mammography: per-view analysis

G Gennaro, D Bernardi, N Houssami - European radiology, 2018 - Springer
Objectives To compare radiation dose delivered by digital mammography (FFDM) and
breast tomosynthesis (DBT) for a single view. Methods 4,780 FFDM and 4,798 DBT images …

Evidence that breast tissue stiffness is associated with risk of breast cancer

NF Boyd, Q Li, O Melnichouk, E Huszti, LJ Martin… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Evidence from animal models shows that tissue stiffness increases the invasion
and progression of cancers, including mammary cancer. We here use measurements of the …