Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT): a review of the evidence for use as a screening tool

FJ Gilbert, L Tucker, KC Young - Clinical radiology, 2016 - Elsevier
Breast screening with full-field digital mammography (FFDM) fails to detect 15–30% of
cancers. This figure is higher for women with dense breasts. A new tomographic technique …

Dosimetry in x-ray-based breast imaging

DR Dance, I Sechopoulos - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
The estimation of the mean glandular dose to the breast (MGD) for x-ray based imaging
modalities forms an essential part of quality control and is needed for risk estimation and for …

Impact of artificial intelligence decision support using deep learning on breast cancer screening interpretation with single-view wide-angle digital breast tomosynthesis

MC Pinto, A Rodriguez-Ruiz, K Pedersen, S Hofvind… - Radiology, 2021 - pubs.rsna.org
Background The high volume of data in digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and the lack of
agreement on how to best implement it in screening programs makes its use challenging …

Physical and digital phantoms for 2D and 3D x-ray breast imaging: Review on the state-of-the-art and future prospects

A Sarno, C Valero, RM Tucciariello, N Dukov… - Radiation Physics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Breast phantoms are a fundamental asset both in routine quality assurance programs and
for comparing scanner performance in 2D and 3D x-ray breast imaging. They also play an …

Performance evaluation of digital breast tomosynthesis systems: physical methods and experimental data

NW Marshall, H Bosmans - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) has become a well-established breast imaging
technique, whose performance has been investigated in many clinical studies, including a …

Comparative dose of contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM), digital mammography, and digital breast tomosynthesis

J Phillips, G Mihai, SE Hassonjee… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study is to provide a more accurate estimation of the
radiation dose of contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) relative to that of 2D …

Digital breast tomosynthesis: Image acquisition principles and artifacts

PS Sujlana, M Mahesh, S Vedantham, SC Harvey… - Clinical imaging, 2019 - Elsevier
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is a new technology that is being used more frequently
for both breast cancer screening and diagnostic purposes and its utilization is likely to …

The effect of system geometry and dose on the threshold detectable calcification diameter in 2D-mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis

A Hadjipanteli, P Elangovan… - Physics in Medicine …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is under consideration to replace or to be used in
combination with 2D-mammography in breast screening. The aim of this study was the …

Average glandular dose in paired digital mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis acquisitions in a population based screening program: effects of measuring …

BH Østerås, P Skaane, R Gullien… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The main purpose was to compare average glandular dose (AGD) for same-compression
digital mammography (DM) and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) acquisitions in a …

Radiation exposure and screening yield by digital breast tomosynthesis compared to mammography: results of the TOSYMA Trial breast density related

A Sommer, S Weigel, HW Hense, J Gerß… - European …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Objectives The randomized TOmosynthesis plus SYnthesized MAmmography
(TOSYMA) screening trial has shown that digital breast tomosynthesis plus synthesized …