Assessment of full field digital mammography (FFDM) detected microcalcification is not hindered by low spatial resolution

Breast CAD ( Computer Aided Detection ) in FFDM ( Full Field Digital Mammography

On the other hand, with CAD and digital mammography, it is necessary to collect so-called raw digital data from an acquisition system. To develop CAD software, it is necessary to work in conjunction with acquisition systems. Furthermore, CAD is an independent instrument with analog mammography; on the other hand, with digital mammography, CAD will be one of the interpretation functions of the r...

Microcalcification Detection in Full Field Digital Mammograms

In this paper we present a complete system to detect breast cancer. Main objective is to support radiologists with automatic, semantic based, search methods directly over medical images. The complete step of microcalcification detection in mammography images is presented. We use a three stage algorithm that allows the detection and classification of microcalcification with satisfactory results.

Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) versus full field digital mammography (FFDM): comparison of a system performance using a contrast detail phantom

To evaluate performance (image signal to noise ratio) of a digital mammographic system working in 2D planar versus tomosynthesis modality, a contrast detail phantom was developed embedding 1 cm plexyglas, including 49 holes of different diameter and depth, between two layers containing a breast simulating material. The acquisition protocol included 15 low dose projections (reconstructed 1mm-thi...

Acceptability to Women of Full Field Direct Digital Mammography

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Realizing the Benefits of Full-Field Digital Mammography