Digital spot mammography using an add-on upright unit: diagnostic application in daily practice
| Autor: | François Mignon, Michèle Ariche-Cohen, Ellen Kao, Pierre-Alain Goumot, Jean H. Gagnon, Benoît Mesurolle |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Breast imaging Calcinosis Magnification BI-RADS General Medicine Area of interest Middle Aged Digital mammogram Radiographic Image Enhancement Breast Diseases Digital image Daily practice Humans Medicine Mammography Female Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Radiology business Aged |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Radiology. 51:61-65 |
| ISSN: | 0720-048X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0720-048x(03)00158-x |
| Popis: | Introduction: To present the use of digital spot mammography (DSM) in a diagnostic practice. Methods and patients: Digital spot images of 779 women requiring a spot compression or a spot magnification view were collected. The digital images were acquired on a digital spot upright unit using a 61 mm×61 mm field of view. Lesions reported included masses, calcifications, and areas of distortions. Results: 1065 lesions required additional views with DSM. Lesions reported included masses (n=113), masses and microcalcifications (n=53), spiculated masses (n=34), architectural distortions (n=16), and microcalcifications (n=849). DSMs were considered to be adequate in 97.7% of patients. Unsatisfactory exams resulted from difficulties encountered in targeting the area of interest at the beginning of our experience. Conclusion: DSM, most commonly used to perform interventional procedures, can also be used in a diagnostic practice taking advantage of post-processing of images not available with conventional spot compression and magnification. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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