Exploring silver as a contrast agent for contrast-enhanced dual-energy X-ray breast imaging
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Quantification of a silver contrast agent in dual-energy breast x-ray imaging
Dual-energy (DE) breast x-ray imaging involves acquiring images using a lowand high-energy x-ray spectral pair. These images are then subtracted with a weighting factor that eliminates the soft-tissue signal variation present in the breast leaving only contrast that is attributed to an exogenous imaging agent. We have previously demonstrated the potential for silver (Ag) as a contrast material ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The British Journal of Radiology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0007-1285,1748-880X
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20140081