Visualisation of calcifications and thin collagen strands in human breast tumour specimens by the diffraction-enhanced imaging technique: A comparison with conventional mammography and histology

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 226-237

  Keyriläinen, Jani ^a,c   Fernández, Manuel ^a   Fiedler, Stefan ^b   Bravin, Alberto ^b   Karjalainen Lindsberg, Marja Liisa ^c   Virkkunen, Pekka ^c   Elo, Eva Maria ^d   Tenhunen, Mikko ^c   Suortti, Pekka ^a   Thomlinson, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d Maria Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Breast radiography; Calcification; Phase contrast; Radiography; Synchrotron; Technology

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COLLAGEN; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MAMMOGRAPHY; MORPHOLOGY; TUMORS; VISUALIZATION;

BENIGN; COLLAGEN STRANDS; DIFFRACTION ENHANCED IMAGING TECHNIQUES; SCREEN-FILM MAMMOGRAMS;

CALCIFICATION (BIOCHEMISTRY);

COLLAGEN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFRACTION; DIFFRACTION ENHANCED IMAGING; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE CALCIFICATION;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CALCINOSIS; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 19944430518     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2004.03.015     Document Type: Article

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