ArticlePolish journal of radiology2016
Evaluation of Doses and Image Quality in Mammography with Screen-Film, CR, and DR Detectors - Application of the ACR Phantom.
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- Image Quality and Radiation Dose for Fibrofatty Breast using Target/filter Combinations in Two Digital Mammography Systems.Journal of clinical imaging science · 2020Article
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- Estimation of cancer risks during mammography procedure in Saudi Arabia.Saudi journal of biological sciences · 2019Article
- Investigation of Exposure Factors for Various Breast Composition and Thicknesses in Digital Screening Mammography Related to Breast Dose.Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundDifferent methods of image quality evaluation are routinely used for analogue and digital mammography systems in Poland. In the present study, image quality for several screen-film (SF), computed radiography (CR), and fully digital (DR) mammography systems was compared directly with the use of the ACR mammography accreditation phantom. MATERIAL/
methodsImage quality and mean glandular doses were measured and compared for 47 mammography systems in the Mazovia Voivodeship in Poland, including 26 SF systems, 12 CR systems, and 9 DR systems. The mean glandular dose for the breast simulated by 4.5 cm of PMMA was calculated with methods described in the "European guidelines for quality assurance in breast cancer screening and diagnosis". Visibility of the structures in the image (fibers, microcalcifications, and masses) was evaluated with the mammographic accreditation ACR phantom.
resultsImage quality for DR systems was significantly higher than for SF and CR systems. Several SF systems failed to pass the image quality tests because of artifacts. The doses were within acceptable limits for all of the systems, but the doses for the CR systems were significantly higher than for the SF and DR systems.
conclusionsThe best image quality, at a reasonably low dose, was observed for the DR systems. The CR systems are capable of obtaining the same image quality as the SF systems, but only at a significantly higher dose. The ACR phantom can be routinely used to evaluate image quality for all types of mammographic systems.
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