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 …
technique, whose performance has been investigated in many clinical studies, including a …
Design and application of a structured phantom for detection performance comparison between breast tomosynthesis and digital mammography
L Cockmartin, NW Marshall, G Zhang… - Physics in Medicine …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper introduces and applies a structured phantom with inserted target objects for the
comparison of detection performance of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) against 2D full …
comparison of detection performance of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) against 2D full …
Accurate image domain noise insertion in CT images
Tools to simulate lower dose, noisy computed tomography (CT) images from existing data
enable protocol optimization by quantifying the trade-off between patient dose and image …
enable protocol optimization by quantifying the trade-off between patient dose and image …
Computational breast anatomy simulation using multi-scale Perlin noise
Virtual clinical trials (VCTs) of medical imaging require realistic models of human anatomy.
For VCTs in breast imaging, a multi-scale Perlin noise method is proposed to simulate …
For VCTs in breast imaging, a multi-scale Perlin noise method is proposed to simulate …
Texture classification using feature selection and kernel-based techniques
The interpretation of the results in a classification problem can be enhanced, specially in
image texture analysis problems, by feature selection techniques, knowing which features …
image texture analysis problems, by feature selection techniques, knowing which features …
Application of the fractal Perlin noise algorithm for the generation of simulated breast tissue
Software breast phantoms are increasingly seeing use in preclinical validation of breast
image acquisition systems and image analysis methods. Phantom realism has been proven …
image acquisition systems and image analysis methods. Phantom realism has been proven …
[HTML][HTML] Radiomics software for breast imaging optimization and simulation studies
S Marinov, I Buliev, L Cockmartin, H Bosmans… - Physica Medica, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background and Objective The development, control and optimisation of new x-ray
breast imaging modalities could benefit from a quantitative assessment of the resulting …
breast imaging modalities could benefit from a quantitative assessment of the resulting …
Pre‐whitened matched filter and convolutional neural network based model observer performance for mass lesion detection in non‐contrast breast CT
Background Mathematical model observers have been shown to reasonably predict human
observer performance and are useful when human observer studies are infeasible …
observer performance and are useful when human observer studies are infeasible …
Comparison of channel methods and observer models for the task-based assessment of multi-projection imaging in the presence of structured anatomical noise
S Park, G Zhang, KJ Myers - IEEE transactions on medical …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Although Laguerre-Gauss (LG) channels are often used for the task-based assessment of
multi-projection imaging, LG channels may not be the most reliable in providing …
multi-projection imaging, LG channels may not be the most reliable in providing …
Realistic simulation of breast tissue microstructure in software anthropomorphic phantoms
Software anthropomorphic breast phantoms have been used in virtual clinical trials for
preclinical validation of breast imaging systems. Virtual trial quality depends largely on the …
preclinical validation of breast imaging systems. Virtual trial quality depends largely on the …