Saunders Jr et al., 2008 - Google Patents

The effect of breast compression on mass conspicuity in digital mammography

Saunders Jr et al., 2008

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7156262471991640905
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Saunders Jr R
Samei E
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Medical physics

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This study analyzed how the inherent quality of diagnostic information in digital mammography could be affected by breast compression. A digital mammography system was modeled using a Monte Carlo algorithm based on the Penelope program, which has …
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