Initial Image Quality and Clinical Experience with New CR Digital Mammography System: A Phantom and Clinical Study.

Autor: Gaona, Enrique, Alfonso, Beatriz Y. Álvarez, Castellanos, Gustavo Casian, Enríquez, Jesús Gabriel Franco
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Zdroj: AIP Conference Proceedings; 8/11/2008, Vol. 1032 Issue 1, p237-239, 3p, 1 Black and White Photograph
Abstrakt: The goal of the study was to evaluate the first CR digital mammography system (® Konica-Minolta) in Mexico in clinical routine for cancer detection in a screening population and to determine if high resolution CR digital imaging is equivalent to state-of-the-art screen-film imaging. The mammograms were evaluated by two observers with cytological or histological confirmation for BIRADS 3, 4 and 5. Contrast, exposure and artifacts of the images were evaluated. Different details like skin, retromamillary space and parenchymal structures were judged. The detectability of microcalcifications and lesions were compared and correlated to histology. The difference in sensitivity of CR Mammography (CRM) and Screen Film Mammography (SFM) was not statistically significant. However, CRM had a significantly lower recall rate, and the lesion detection was equal or superior to conventional images. There is no significant difference in the number of microcalcifications and highly suspicious calcifications were equally detected on both film-screen and digital images. Different anatomical regions were better detectable in digital than in conventional mammography. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index