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Areas of breast tissue covered in cone beam breast CT imaging

  • Authors:
    • Min Xu
    • Xue Cheng
    • Xingyao Cheng
    • Xilin Lan
    • Shuzheng Chen
    • Jiansong Ji
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  • Published online on: January 27, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4092
  • Pages: 913-916
  • Copyright: © Xu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The value of cone beam breast computed tomography (CBBCT) imaging on covered areas of breast tissue, which is the relation between imaging quality and CT dose were studied. Multi-energy spectrum was used to radiate same-size built-in calcifications and lump breast motifs under the condition of the same number of particles by utilizing the Monte Carlo-based GATE simulation software; breast motif images were restructured by using FBP restructuration algorithm to gain the distribution of radiation dose in the breast motif; radiation dose was calculated and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) to define how quality factor M and dose efficiency η reflect the relations between radiation dose and imaging quality. Based on the comparison of the calcification number, diameter, and the diameter of tumor among head side, foot side, inner side, outer side and rear side, the difference was meaningless in terms of statistics. Based on the comparison between SNR and contrast-to-noise ratio and between dose efficiency η and quality factor M in different areas, the difference was not statistically significant. In conclusion, the imaging quality of CBBCT was good in the head, foot, inner, outer and rear sides of breast, with acceptable CT dose.
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Xu M, Cheng X, Cheng X, Lan X, Chen S and Ji J: Areas of breast tissue covered in cone beam breast CT imaging. Exp Ther Med 13: 913-916, 2017
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Xu, M., Cheng, X., Cheng, X., Lan, X., Chen, S., & Ji, J. (2017). Areas of breast tissue covered in cone beam breast CT imaging. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 13, 913-916. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4092
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Xu, M., Cheng, X., Cheng, X., Lan, X., Chen, S., Ji, J."Areas of breast tissue covered in cone beam breast CT imaging". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 13.3 (2017): 913-916.
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Xu, M., Cheng, X., Cheng, X., Lan, X., Chen, S., Ji, J."Areas of breast tissue covered in cone beam breast CT imaging". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 13, no. 3 (2017): 913-916. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4092