Performance assessment of a pendant-geometry CT scanner for breast cancer detection

John M. Boone; Alexander L. C. Kwan; Thomas R. Nelson; Nikula Shah; George Burkett; J. Anthony Seibert; Karen K. Lindfors M.D.; Gerhardt Roos

doi:10.1117/12.595706

20 April 2005 Performance assessment of a pendant-geometry CT scanner for breast cancer detection

John M. Boone, Alexander L. C. Kwan, Thomas R. Nelson, Nikula Shah, George Burkett, J. Anthony Seibert, Karen K. Lindfors M.D., Gerhardt Roos

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Proceedings Volume 5745, Medical Imaging 2005: Physics of Medical Imaging; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.595706
Event: Medical Imaging, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

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.

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John M. Boone, Alexander L. C. Kwan, Thomas R. Nelson, Nikula Shah, George Burkett, J. Anthony Seibert, Karen K. Lindfors M.D., and Gerhardt Roos "Performance assessment of a pendant-geometry CT scanner for breast cancer detection", Proc. SPIE 5745, Medical Imaging 2005: Physics of Medical Imaging, (20 April 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.595706

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