Open AccessUse of digital mammography in needle localization procedures.
Author(s) -
D. David Dershaw,
Richard C. Fleischman,
Laura Liberman,
B M Deutch,
A F Abramson,
Lucy E. Hann
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
american journal of roentgenology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1546-3141
pISSN - 0361-803X
DOI - 10.2214/ajr.161.3.8352104
Subject(s) - medicine , digital mammography , imaging phantom , mammography , nuclear medicine , digital imaging , digital image , radiology , medical physics , artificial intelligence , image processing , breast cancer , computer science , image (mathematics) , cancer
With digital technology, images can be displayed rapidly and manipulated. This study was undertaken to assess the duration and accuracy of needle localizations performed with digital vs film-screen technology. These two technologies also were compared with respect to radiation doses and ability to image a standard phantom.
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