Open AccessIdentification of mammography image artefact: A random assortment of low density blemishes
Author(s) -
A. Sweetlove,
C.P. Herbst,
C. Markgraaff,
I. Nel
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
sa journal of radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.18
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2078-6778
pISSN - 1027-202X
DOI - 10.4102/sajr.v2i1.1642
Subject(s) - medicine , mammography , identification (biology) , imaging phantom , grid , accreditation , computer vision , medical physics , breast density , image (mathematics) , artificial intelligence , radiology , computer science , medical education , cancer , botany , geometry , mathematics , breast cancer , biology
Following identification of an image artefact on a newly commissioned mammography system, the grid was initially not suspected as the cause as grid artefacts are generally associated with lines. A reference phantom image was taken at an accredited centre was used to resolve the problem. It is therefore felt to be essential for instructions not subject to peer evaluation to use phantoms.