Advancements towards the implementation of clinical phase-contrast breast computed tomography at Elettra


   R. Longo et al., ”Advancements toward the implementation of clinical phase-contrast breast computed tomography at Elettra”, J. Synchrotron Rad. 26, 1343-53 (2019); doi.org/10.1107/S1600577519005502


Breast computed tomography (BCT) is an emerging application of X-ray tomography in radiological practice. A few clinical prototypes are under evaluation in hospitals and new systems are under development aiming at improving spatial and contrast resolution and reducing delivered dose. At the same time, synchrotron-radiation phase-contrast mammography has been demonstrated to offer substantial advantages when compared with conventional mammography. At Elettra, the Italian synchrotron radiation facility, a clinical program of phase-contrast BCT based on the free-space propagation approach is under development. In this paper, full-volume breast samples imaged with a beam energy of 32 keV delivering a mean glandular dose of 5 mGy are presented. The whole acquisition setup mimics a clinical study in order to evaluate its feasibility in terms of acquisition time and image quality.

 


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Longo R., Arfelli F., Bonazza D., Bottigli U., Brombal L., Contillo A., Cova M.A., Delogu P., Di Lillo F., Di Trapani V., Donato S., Dreossi D., Fanti V., Fedon C., Golosio B., Mettivier G., Oliva P., Pacilè S., Sarno A., Rigon L., Russo P., Taibi A., Tonutti M., Zanconati F., Tromba G., ”Advancements toward the implementation of clinical phase-contrast breast computed tomography at Elettra”, J. Synchrotron Rad. 26, 1343-53 (2019); doi.org/10.1107/S1600577519005502
 
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