Image quality comparison of high-energy phase contrast x-ray images with low-energy conventional images: phantom studies

Molly Wong; Xizeng Wu; Hong Liu

doi:10.1117/12.844252

23 February 2010 Image quality comparison of high-energy phase contrast x-ray images with low-energy conventional images: phantom studies

Molly Wong, Xizeng Wu, Hong Liu

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Proceedings Volume 7563, Dynamics and Fluctuations in Biomedical Photonics VII; 756305 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.844252
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2010, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

A significant challenge in the field of mammography that has yet to be overcome involves providing adequate image quality for detection and diagnosis, while minimizing the radiation dose to the patient. An emerging x-ray technology, high energy phase contrast imaging holds the potential to reduce the patient dose without compromising the image quality, which would benefit the early detection of breast cancer. The purpose of this preliminary study was to compare the image quality of high energy phase contrast images to conventional x-ray images at typical mammography energies. The experimental settings were selected to provide similar entrance exposures for the high and low energy images. Several phantoms were utilized in this study to provide a comprehensive image quality comparison, in an effort to investigate the clinical potential of high energy phase contrast imaging. An ACR phantom was utilized for quantitative comparison through an observer study, while a new tissue-equivalent phantom was utilized for a qualitative investigation. Finally, an acrylic-edge phantom was employed to provide an illustration of the edge enhancement in the phase contrast images as compared to the conventional images. The results from the multi-faceted comparison indicate the potential of high energy phase contrast imaging to provide comparable image quality at a similar or decreased patient dose.

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Molly Wong, Xizeng Wu, and Hong Liu "Image quality comparison of high-energy phase contrast x-ray images with low-energy conventional images: phantom studies", Proc. SPIE 7563, Dynamics and Fluctuations in Biomedical Photonics VII, 756305 (23 February 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.844252

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