Contrast-enhanced dual-energy digital subtraction mammography: Optimization of the beam energy

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 5745, Issue II, 2005, Pages 1317-1321

  Kwan, Alexander L C ^a   Boone, John M ^a   Le Petross, Huong ^a   Lindfors, Karen K ^a   Seibert, J Anthony ^a   Lewin, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Diversified Radiology of Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast imaging; Contrast enhanced; Dual energy subtraction; KVp; Mammography; Optimization; X ray

Indexed keywords

BREAST IMAGING; CONTRAST-ENHANCED; DUAL-ENERGY SUBTRACTION; KVP;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTIMIZATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDERS; X RAYS;

MAMMOGRAPHY;

EID: 23844542080     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.595887     Document Type: Conference Paper

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