Measuring and reconstructing high-resolution high-contrast 3D data of a breast specimen for numerical simulations

Oleg Tischenko; Christoph Hoeschen; Maria Zankl

doi:10.1117/12.595839

20 April 2005 Measuring and reconstructing high-resolution high-contrast 3D data of a breast specimen for numerical simulations

Oleg Tischenko, Christoph Hoeschen, Maria Zankl

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Proceedings Volume 5745, Medical Imaging 2005: Physics of Medical Imaging; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.595839
Event: Medical Imaging, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

For the numerical simulation of the radiation transport in the female breast, it is necessary to generate a numerical model of it. Despite of the success achieved by creating such models, for a more precise numerical dosimetry of the radiation transport and optimization of the imaging process, one needs more detailed numerical models. Unfortunately it is not always possible to appropriately accomplish this task on the base of data available today from conventional tomographic devices. The reason is a low contrast in the reconstructed image. This kind of problem was faced when attempting to segment the glandular and interlobular tissues in the 3D data of a breast specimen reconstructed on the Siemens CT device in the University Hospital in Magdeburg. To solve this problem, we have created a set of different 2D x-ray images of the breast specimen on the digital flat panel detector. The 3D distribution of the absorption function of the specimen was then reconstructed from the grey values of these images.

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Oleg Tischenko, Christoph Hoeschen, and Maria Zankl "Measuring and reconstructing high-resolution high-contrast 3D data of a breast specimen for numerical simulations", Proc. SPIE 5745, Medical Imaging 2005: Physics of Medical Imaging, (20 April 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.595839

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