Open AccessVisualizing microcalcifications in lumpectomy specimens: an exploration into the clinical potential of carbon nanotube-enabled stationary digital breast tomosynthesis
Author(s) -
Connor Puett,
Jinlong Gao,
Andrew Tucker,
Christina R. Inscoe,
Michael S. Hwang,
Cherie M. Kuzmiak,
Jianping Lü,
Otto Zhou,
Yueh Z. Lee
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
biomedical physics and engineering express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 16
ISSN - 2057-1976
DOI - 10.1088/2057-1976/ab3320
Subject(s) - lumpectomy , mammography , tomosynthesis , artifact (error) , artificial intelligence , computer vision , computer science , materials science , medicine , breast cancer , mastectomy , cancer
To assess the visibility of microcalcifications in images generated by a first-generation carbon-nanotube (CNT)-enabled stationary digital breast tomosynthesis (sDBT) device, using magnified 2D mammography and conventional, moving-source DBT as references for comparison.