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ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Breast Imaging Physics in Mammography (Part II).

Noemi Fico, Graziella Di Grezia, Vincenzo Cuccurullo, Antonio Alessandro Helliot Salvia, Aniello Iacomino, Antonella Sciarra, Daniele La Forgia, Gianluca Gatta

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Review in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Study on a High-Current CNT Cathode X-Ray Tube.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  3. Breast Imaging Physics in Mammography (Part II).Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Noemi FicoDepartment of Physics "Ettore Pancini", Università di Napoli Federico II, 80127 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6856-3916
Graziella Di GreziaRadiology Division, ASL Avellino, 83040 Avellino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4507-3505
Vincenzo CuccurulloDepartment of Precision Medicine, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80013 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0474-7163
Antonio Alessandro Helliot SalviaDepartment of Precision Medicine, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80013 Naples, Italy.
Aniello IacominoDepartment of Human Science, Guglielmo Marconi University, 00193 Rome, Italy.
Antonella SciarraDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80013 Naples, Italy.
Daniele La ForgiaIRCCS Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II", 70100 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3902-4523
Gianluca GattaDepartment of Precision Medicine, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80013 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0874-8294

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

One of the most frequently detected neoplasms in women in Italy is breast cancer, for which high-sensitivity diagnostic techniques are essential for early diagnosis in order to minimize mortality rates. As addressed in Part I of this work, we have seen how conditions such as high glandular density or limitations related to mammographic sensitivity have driven the optimization of technology and the use of increasingly advanced and specific diagnostic methodologies. While the first part focused on analyzing the use of a mammography machine from a physical and dosimetric perspective, in this paper, we will examine other techniques commonly used in breast imaging: contrast-enhanced mammography, digital breast tomosynthesis, radio imaging, and include some notes on image processing. We will also explore the differences between these various techniques to provide a comprehensive overview of breast lesion detection techniques. We will examine the strengths and weaknesses of different diagnostic modalities and observe how, with the implementation of improvements over time, increasingly effective diagnoses can be achieved.

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breast imagingmammographymedical physics

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PMID38066823
PMCPMC10706410

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