Phase-contrast enhanced mammography: A new diagnostic tool for breast imaging

Journal Article · Tue Jul 31 00:00:00 EDT 2012 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4742276· OSTI ID:22069158

Zhentian, Wang; Thuering, Thomas; David, Christian; Roessl, Ewald; Trippel, Mafalda; Kubik-Huch, Rahel A; Singer, Gad; Hohl, Michael K; Hauser, Nik; Stampanoni, Marco ^[1]

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1. Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen (Switzerland)

Phase contrast and scattering-based X-ray imaging can potentially revolutionize the radiological approach to breast imaging by providing additional and complementary information to conventional, absorption-based methods. We investigated native, non-fixed whole breast samples using a grating interferometer with an X-ray tube-based configuration. Our approach simultaneously recorded absorption, differential phase contrast and small-angle scattering signals. The results show that this novel technique - combined with a dedicated image fusion algorithm - has the potential to deliver enhanced breast imaging with complementary information for an improved diagnostic process.

• OSTI ID: 22069158
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1466, Issue 1; Conference: International workshop on X-ray and neutron phase imaging with gratings, Tokyo (Japan), 5-7 Mar 2012; Other Information: (c) 2012 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ABSORPTION
ALGORITHMS
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC USES
DIFFRACTION GRATINGS
IMAGE PROCESSING
INTERFEROMETERS
INTERFEROMETRY
MAMMARY GLANDS
SMALL ANGLE SCATTERING
X RADIATION
X-RAY TUBES