Effective radiation attenuation calibration for breast density: Compression thickness influences and correction

BioMedical Engineering Online

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Heine, John J ^a   Cao, Ke ^a   Thomas, Jerry A ^b  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Christi Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER RISK; BREAST DENSITY; BREAST TISSUES; CALIBRATION ACCURACY; CALIBRATION ERROR; CALIBRATION METHOD; NOMINAL SYSTEM; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RELATIVE CALIBRATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SAMPLE COMPRESSION; SPATIAL MEASURES; THICKNESS CORRECTION; THICKNESS VARIATION; TWO-COMPONENT;

CALIBRATION; ERRORS; MAMMOGRAPHY; RISK ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; X RAY SCREENS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BREAST; CALIBRATION; CYTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MAMMOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ARTIFACTS; BREAST; CALIBRATION; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAMMOGRAPHY; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 78149492835     PISSN: 1475925X     EISSN: 1475925X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-925X-9-73     Document Type: Article

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