Design of a contrast-enhanced dual-energy tomosynthesis system for breast cancer imaging

M. D. Hörnig; L. Bätz; T. Mertelmeier

doi:10.1117/12.911377

3 March 2012 Design of a contrast-enhanced dual-energy tomosynthesis system for breast cancer imaging

M. D. Hörnig, L. Bätz, T. Mertelmeier

Proceedings Volume 8313, Medical Imaging 2012: Physics of Medical Imaging; 83134O (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.911377
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2012, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is a three-dimensional X-ray imaging modality that has the potential to decrease the superimposition effect of breast structural noise, thereby increasing lesion conspicuity. To further improve breast cancer detection, our work has been devoted to develop a prototype for contrast-enhanced dual-energy tomosynthesis (CEDET). CEDET involves the injection of an iodinated contrast agent and measures the relative increase in uptake of contrast in the suspected breast cancer lesion. Either temporal or dual-energy subtraction techniques may be used to implement CEDET. Both 2D contrast-enhanced dual-energy mammography and 3D tomosynthesis can be applied. Here we present the design of a prototype CEDET system based on the Siemens MAMMOMAT Inspiration and employing two additional high-energy filters in addition to the standard Rh filter, the latter being used for the low-energy acquisitions. A quality factor of squared signal-difference-to-noise-ratio of iodine per pixel area and average glandular dose as a function of breast thickness is used to optimize the filter material, the filter thickness, and the tube voltage. The average glandular dose can be calculated from the entrance surface air kerma using computed conversion coefficients DgN for the used X-ray spectra. We also present the results of DQE measurements of the amorphous selenium detector involved. Finally, results of phantom tests for tomosynthesis acquisition and first clinical data in the 2D mode will be shown.

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M. D. Hörnig, L. Bätz, and T. Mertelmeier "Design of a contrast-enhanced dual-energy tomosynthesis system for breast cancer imaging", Proc. SPIE 8313, Medical Imaging 2012: Physics of Medical Imaging, 83134O (3 March 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.911377

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