Combined Optical and X-ray Tomosynthesis Breast Imaging

Combined Optical and X-ray Tomosynthesis Breast Imaging
Qianqian Fang, Juliette Selb, Stefan A. Carp, Gregory Boverman, Eric L. Miller, Dana H. Brooks, Richard H. Moore, Daniel B. Kopans, and David A. Boas
Radiology 2011; 258 89-97

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Co-registered functional and structural image overlays demonstrate a significant difference in total hemoglobin concentration contrast between malignant tumors and solid benign lesions

Breast Percent Density: Estimation on Digital Mammograms and Central Tomosynthesis Projections

Breast Percent Density: Estimation on Digital Mammograms and Central Tomosynthesis Projections
Predrag R. Bakic, Ann-Katherine Carton, Despina Kontos, Cuiping Zhang, Andrea B. Troxel, and Andrew D. A. Maidment
Radiology 2009;252 40-49
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Currently, no standard method exists for breast percent density (PD) estimation on three-dimensional reconstructed images; until the emergence of such a method, PD could be estimated on central digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) projections if DBT were to replace digital mammography in clinical practice

Can Compression Be Reduced for Breast Tomosynthesis? Monte Carlo Study on Mass and Microcalcification Conspicuity in Tomosynthesis

Can Compression Be Reduced for Breast Tomosynthesis? Monte Carlo Study on Mass and Microcalcification Conspicuity in Tomosynthesis
Robert S. Saunders, Jr, Ehsan Samei, Joseph Y. Lo, and Jay A. Baker
Radiology 2009;251 673-682

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The findings suggest that there is a potential to reduce breast compression in tomosynthesis without a negative effect on radiation dose or image quality, which will increase patient comfort and therefore possibly improve compliance with this new technology