Impedance mammograph 3D phantom studies

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1999 Apr 20:873:520-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb09501.x.

Abstract

The results obtained using the Technical University of Gdansk Electroimpedance Mammograph (TUGEM) of a 3D phantom study are presented. The TUGEM system is briefly described. The hardware contains the measurement head and DSP-based identification modules controlled by a PC computer. A specially developed reconstruction algorithm, Regulated Correction Frequency Algebraic Reconstruction Technique (RCFART), is used to obtain 3D images. To visualize results, the Advance Visualization System (AVS) is used. It allows a powerful image processing on a fast workstation or on a high-performance computer. Results of three types of 3D conductivity perturbations used in the study (aluminum, Plexiglas, and cucumber) are shown. The relative volumes of perturbations less than 2% of the measurement chamber are easily evidenced.

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Aluminum
  • Computers
  • Cucumis sativus
  • Electric Impedance*
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Mammography / instrumentation
  • Mammography / methods*
  • Phantoms, Imaging
  • Polymethyl Methacrylate

Substances

  • Polymethyl Methacrylate
  • Aluminum