Optimizing the anode-filter combination in the sense of image quality and average glandular dose in digital mammography

Mari Varjonen; Pekka Strömmer

doi:10.1117/12.768083

19 March 2008 Optimizing the anode-filter combination in the sense of image quality and average glandular dose in digital mammography

Mari Varjonen, Pekka Strömmer

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Proceedings Volume 6913, Medical Imaging 2008: Physics of Medical Imaging; 69134K (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.768083
Event: Medical Imaging, 2008, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

This paper presents the optimized image quality and average glandular dose in digital mammography, and provides recommendations concerning anode-filter combinations in digital mammography, which is based on amorphous selenium (a-Se) detector technology. The full field digital mammography (FFDM) system based on a-Se technology, which is also a platform of tomosynthesis prototype, was used in this study. X-ray tube anode-filter combinations, which we studied, were tungsten (W) - rhodium (Rh) and tungsten (W) - silver (Ag). Anatomically adaptable fully automatic exposure control (AAEC) was used. The average glandular doses (AGD) were calculated using a specific program developed by Planmed, which automates the method described by Dance et al. Image quality was evaluated in two different ways: a subjective image quality evaluation, and contrast and noise analysis. By using W-Rh and W-Ag anode-filter combinations can be achieved a significantly lower average glandular dose compared with molybdenum (Mo) - molybdenum (Mo) or Mo-Rh. The average glandular dose reduction was achieved from 25 % to 60 %. In the future, the evaluation will concentrate to study more filter combinations and the effect of higher kV (>35 kV) values, which seems be useful while optimizing the dose in digital mammography.

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Mari Varjonen and Pekka Strömmer "Optimizing the anode-filter combination in the sense of image quality and average glandular dose in digital mammography", Proc. SPIE 6913, Medical Imaging 2008: Physics of Medical Imaging, 69134K (19 March 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.768083

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