TY - JOUR
T1 - X-ray phase-contrast tomosynthesis for improved breast tissue discrimination.
AU - Schleede, Simone
AU - Bech, Martin
AU - Grandl, Susanne
AU - Sztrókay, Aniko
AU - Herzen, Julia
AU - Mayr, Doris
AU - Stockmar, Marco
AU - Potdevin, Guillaume
AU - Zanette, Irene
AU - Rack, Alexander
AU - Weitkamp, Timm
AU - Pfeiffer, Franz
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Attenuation-based tomosynthesis has proven to successfully resolve the glandular tissue overlap present in mammography. However, the ability of tomosynthesis to differentiate tumorous and glandular tissue remains limited, due to the small differences in X-ray attenuation in breast tissue. One possibility to overcome this limitation and to further increase the diagnostic value of tomosynthesis exams, is the application of recently developed grating-based phase-contrast methods, which provide complementary information on the phase shift and the local scattering power of the sample. In this study, we report on first phase-contrast breast tomosynthesis results of a mastectomy sample slice with an invasive ductal carcinoma.
AB - Attenuation-based tomosynthesis has proven to successfully resolve the glandular tissue overlap present in mammography. However, the ability of tomosynthesis to differentiate tumorous and glandular tissue remains limited, due to the small differences in X-ray attenuation in breast tissue. One possibility to overcome this limitation and to further increase the diagnostic value of tomosynthesis exams, is the application of recently developed grating-based phase-contrast methods, which provide complementary information on the phase shift and the local scattering power of the sample. In this study, we report on first phase-contrast breast tomosynthesis results of a mastectomy sample slice with an invasive ductal carcinoma.
U2 - 10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.12.005
DO - 10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.12.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 24387825
SN - 1872-7727
VL - 83
SP - 531
EP - 536
JO - European Journal of Radiology
JF - European Journal of Radiology
IS - 3
ER -