Toward clinically compatible phase-contrast mammography

Scherer K, Willer K, Gromann L, Birnbacher L, Braig E, Grandl S, Sztrokay-Gaul A, Herzen J, Mayr D, Hellerhoff K, Pfeiffer F (2015)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2015

Journal

PLoS ONE Public Library of Science

Book Volume: 10

Article Number: e0130776

Journal Issue: 6

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130776

Abstract

Phase-contrast mammography using laboratory X-ray sources is a promising approach to overcome the relatively low sensitivity and specificity of clinical, absorption-based screening. Current research is mostly centered on identifying potential diagnostic benefits arising from phase-contrast and dark-field mammography and benchmarking the latter with conventional state-of-the-art imaging methods. So far, little effort has been made to adjust this novel imaging technique to clinical needs. In this article, we address the key points for a successful implementation to a clinical routine in the near future and present the very first dosecompatible and rapid scan-time phase-contrast mammograms of both a freshly dissected, cancer-bearing mastectomy specimen and a mammographic accreditation phantom.

Involved external institutions

Technische Universität München (TUM) DE Germany (DE) Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Scherer, K., Willer, K., Gromann, L., Birnbacher, L., Braig, E., Grandl, S.,... Pfeiffer, F. (2015). Toward clinically compatible phase-contrast mammography. PLoS ONE, 10(6). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130776

MLA:

Scherer, Kai, et al. "Toward clinically compatible phase-contrast mammography." PLoS ONE 10.6 (2015).

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