Comparison of propagation-based CT using synchrotron radiation and conventional cone-beam CT for breast imaging.

Seyedamir Tavakoli TabaPatrycja BaranYakov I NesteretsSerena PacileSusanne WienbeckChristian DullinKonstantin PavlovAnton MaksimenkoDarren LockieSheridan C MayoHarry M QuineyDiego DreossiFulvia ArfelliGiuliana TrombaSarah LewisTimur E GureyevPatrick C Brennan

Published in: European radiology (2020)

• PB-CT using synchrotron radiation results in higher image quality than conventional CBBCT for breast imaging. • PB-CT using synchrotron radiation requires a lower radiation dose than conventional CBBCT for breast imaging. • PB-CT can help clinicians diagnose patients with breast cancer.

Keyphrases

image quality
dual energy
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
high resolution
heavy metals
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
risk assessment
fluorescence imaging