Dedicated breast CT: Fibroglandular volume measurements in a diagnostic population

Purpose: To determine the mean and range of volumetric glandular fraction (VGF) of the breast in a diagnostic population using a high-resolution flat-panel cone-beam dedicated breast CT system. This information is important for Monte Carlo-based estimation of normalized glandular dose coefficients a...

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Published in:	Medical physics (Lancaster) Vol. 39; no. 12; pp. 7317 - 7328
Main Authors:	Vedantham, Srinivasan, Shi, Linxi, Karellas, Andrew, O’Connell, Avice M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Association of Physicists in Medicine 01.12.2012
Subjects:	60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES ALGORITHMS biological organs BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY BIOPSY breast CT breast density Breast Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Cancer CAT SCANNING CHEST CLASSIFICATION CLINICAL TRIALS Computed tomography Computerised tomographs computerised tomography Cone beam computed tomography DATA ANALYSIS Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific applications DOSIMETRY Dosimetry/exposure assessment Female fibroglandular volume FUZZY LOGIC glandular fraction Humans Image analysis image classification Image data processing or generation, in general IMAGE PROCESSING image segmentation Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods MAMMARY GLANDS Mammography Mammography - methods medical image processing Medical image segmentation Medical imaging MONTE CARLO METHOD Monte Carlo methods Monte Carlo simulations Organ Size PATHOLOGY Pattern Recognition, Automated - methods PHANTOMS radiation dose RADIATION DOSES Radiation Imaging Physics RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY Radiographic Image Enhancement - methods Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted - methods Reproducibility of Results Segmentation Sensitivity and Specificity SKIN statistical testing Tissues Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods WOMEN fibroglandular volume breast CT radiation dose breast density glandular fraction
ISSN:	0094-2405, 2473-4209, 0094-2405
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