Introducing DeBRa: A detailed breast model for radiological studies

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 4533-4545

  Ma, Andy K W ^a,b   Gunn, Spencer ^b   Darambara, Dimitra G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b Wenlock Business Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2D IMAGING; 3D IMAGING SYSTEM; ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES; BREAST CANCER SCREENING; BREAST CT; BREAST IMAGING; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; COMPUTATIONAL PHANTOM; DIGITAL BREAST TOMOSYNTHESIS; DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY; DUCT SYSTEMS; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; FIBROGLANDULAR TISSUE; IMAGING MODALITY; MEDIO-LATERAL OBLIQUE VIEWS; MICROCALCIFICATIONS; MONTE CARLO CODES; PECTORAL MUSCLES; POSITRON EMISSION MAMMOGRAPHY; SIMULATION CODE; TUMOURS; X-RAY MAMMOGRAPHY;

HISTOLOGY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ONCOLOGY; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; RADIOLOGY; SIMULATORS; TUMORS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ARTICLE; BREAST; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY; IMAGING SYSTEM; LIGAMENT; PECTORAL MUSCLE; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BREAST; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAMMOGRAPHY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 70349581604     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/14/010     Document Type: Article

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