Digital tomosynthesis: technique

Martin J Yaffe; James G Mainprize

doi:10.1016/j.rcl.2014.01.003

Digital tomosynthesis: technique

Radiol Clin North Am. 2014 May;52(3):489-97. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2014.01.003.

Authors

Martin J Yaffe¹, James G Mainprize²

Affiliations

¹ Sunnybrook Research Insitute, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada. Electronic address: martin.yaffe@sri.utoronto.ca.
² Sunnybrook Research Insitute, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada.

PMID: 24792651
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2014.01.003

Abstract

Digital breast tomosynthesis is an extension of digital mammography that produces quasi three-dimensional reconstructed images from a set of low-dose x-ray projections acquired over a limited angular range. The quality of the reconstructed image and the dose to the breast are dependent on the angular range and number of projections, the dose used per projection, and detector resolution and noise characteristics. This article discusses various aspects of tomosynthesis optimization.

Keywords: Digital mammography; Digital tomosynthesis; Optimization; Reconstruction.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Artifacts
Breast Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Female
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Mammography / methods*
Phantoms, Imaging
Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Scattering, Radiation