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Fundamentos físicos de la mamografía y tomosintesisIoannis Sechopoulos, PhD, DABRAssociate ProfessorAdvanced X‐Ray Tomographic Imaging (AXTI) LaboratoryDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear MedicineRadboud University Medical CenterandDutch Reference Center for Screening (LRCB)Nijmegen the Netherlands

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Nijmegen, the Netherlands BREAST CANCER IMAGING

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BREAST CANCER IMAGING

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MicrocalcificationsMasses Architectural Dist.

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Clinical Application ‐ Screening

ScreeningScreening

Diagnostic work‐up

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Biopsy

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Clinical Application ‐ Concern

Di iDiagnostic work‐up

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Biopsy

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Mammographic Screening ViewsCranio Caudal (CC) view Medio‐Lateral Oblique (MLO) view

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Mammographic Work‐up ViewsMagnificationMagnificationSpot compressionRollsLateral (90°)

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…

Ultrasound

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BI‐RADS® ‐ Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System

ning

Scree

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work‐up

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Diag THE MAMMOGRAPHY SYSTEM

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THE MAMMOGRAPHY SYSTEM

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A typical mammography system

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A typical mammography system

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Why a dedicated machine?

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MAMMOGRAPHY SPECTRA

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MAMMOGRAPHY SPECTRA

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What is needed for lower energy?

Lower tube voltage (kVp)Lower tube voltage (kVp)Different target material?Higher tube current‐exposure time product (mAs) (why?)

Higher quantum efficiency (why?)

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Higher quantum efficiency (why?)

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Optimal energies

Monochromatic energy between 15 and 25 keV.

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Drawbacks of using low energy

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Low energy Higher doseLow energy Higher dose

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Low energy Longer exposuresLow energy Longer exposures

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How?

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Molybdenum

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Molybdenum

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Molybdenum

Melting point: 2896 K

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Rhodium

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Rhodium

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Rhodium

Melting point: 2237 K

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Add filtration

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Inherent tube filtration

Exit port:Exit port: ~0.8 mm Beryllium (Z=4)

No oil

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Ideal choice for added filtration?Ideal choice for added filtration?

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Mo and Rh Linear Attenuation Coefficients

Mo Characteristic Energies


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Mo and Rh FilteringMolybdenum Target Rhodium Target

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0.030 mm (30 µm) is the thickness of Molybdenum filtration used.0.025 mm (25 µm) is the thickness of Rhodium filtration used.

Target‐Filter MixingRh filters can be used with Mo targets.

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Target‐Filter MixingMo filters can NOT be used with Rh

targets!!targets!!

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TungstenMore bremsstrahlung x‐raysMore bremsstrahlung x rays Z is higherLower exposure times

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TungstenNo characteristic emissionsNo characteristic emissionsRh, Al, Ag filters used to shape

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W Spectra – Rh Filter

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W Spectra – Al Filter

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HALF VALUE LAYERS

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HALF VALUE LAYERS

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Half Value Layers

Increases:Increases: Z of target Z of filters T b lt

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Tube voltage

Half Value Layers ‐ Examples

Mo/Mo 25 kVp: 0.322 mm AlRh/Rh 35 kVp: 0.509 mm AlW/Rh 35 kVp: 0.575 mm Al

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Tissue HVLE.g. Tissue HVL of 1.5 cm:E.g. Tissue HVL of 1.5 cm:Only half the x‐rays make it through the first 1.5 cm of breast.

After a 6 cm breast (4 HVL), only ~6% of x‐rays exit the breast.

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FIELD GEOMETRY

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Why half‐field geometry?

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Breast positioning and the heel effect


BREAST COMPRESSION

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BREAST COMPRESSION

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Why breast compression?Reduce:M tiMotionDoseSuperpositionGeometric unsharpnessX‐ray scatter.

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Pull breast tissueIncrease exposure uniformity

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Scatter Reduction


Exposure uniformity


Spot compression


Spot compression confirms there is no mass…


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SPATIAL RESOLUTION

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SPATIAL RESOLUTION

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Why high resolution?

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What is needed for high resolution?Small focal spotSmall focal spotThin scintillating screensSmall pixels in digital detectorsFast acquisition

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Two Focal Spots


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Anode Angle –Effective Focal Spot

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Scintillating Screen in Screen‐Film Mammography

Screen

Film

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Screen

…so in screen‐film mammography we use only one screen under the film.

Scintillating Screen in Digital Mammography X‐rays

Diffusing scintillations

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CsI:Tl structured scintillator Detector

Microcolumnar CsI(Tl) film with a needle diameter of 3‐5 m.

Tx Courtesy of RMD Inc., Watertown, MA

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MTF Comparison


MTF Comparison79 µm (direct)

200 µm (indirect DR)

54 µm (scanning indirect)79 µm (direct)

100 µm (indirect)85 µm (direct)

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µ ( )

Lazzari et al, Medical Physics, 2007.Granfors et al, Medical Physics, 2000.

X RAY SCATTER

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X‐RAY SCATTER

X‐Ray Scatter in MammographyContrast is reduced by:Contrast is reduced by:

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1CCSPR

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SPR as a function of compressed breast thickness and breast size

TxSPR doesn’t vary significantly with target/filter combination or tube voltage

© Bushberg, Seibert, Leidholdt and Boone

Mammographic anti‐scatter grids


MAGNIFICATION VIEWS

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MAGNIFICATION VIEWS

What changes?0.1 mm focal spot

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No scatter grid

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Why no anti‐scatter grid?


Focal Spot MTF Comparison


ARTIFACTS

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ARTIFACTS

Motion

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Antiperspirant


Ghosting


Collimator misalignment


Underexposure

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Grid Artifact


Detector Line Artifacts

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Static

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Dutch Screening Performance

Cancer Detection Rate0.68%

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< 20 mm:61.2%



Recall Rate2.54%

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Negative Recalls2.6 per positive recall



Program Sensitivity74.9%



Cancers Missed1 out of 4


Cancer Detection vs. Density14% 22% 30% 39%

86% 78% 70% 61%

30% 39%

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VDG 1 VDG 2 VDG 3 VDG 4Screening Interval

Wanders et al, Breast Cancer Res Treat (2016)

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29% of missed cancers were missed due towere missed due to being “obscured by overlying tissue”

Tx 89 Birdwell et al, Radiology 219, 192‐202 (2001).

We needWe need tomographic i i !

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imaging!

DIGITAL TOMOSYNTHESIS

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DIGITAL TOMOSYNTHESIS

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Translated X‐ray source

X‐ray beam

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Detector

Lesions of Interest

This information is used to reconstruct the volume

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Recall

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Recall

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CC view .IDC

Tx 95Courtesy of Hologic Inc. Tx 96Courtesy of Hologic Inc.

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BenefitsSimilar to Radiography/Mammographyg p y/ g p ySystemWorkflowInterpretationDose

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…but with some discrimination of vertical position!

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FFDM System Breast Tomo System

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Tx280 slices 72 slices

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slice 140/280 slice 36/72

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slice 7/14 = 5.46 mm thick slice 36/72

SYSTEM DESIGN

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SYSTEM DESIGN

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Translated X‐ray source

X‐ray beam

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Detector

Tx 106 Otto Zhou, Applied Nanotechnology Laboratory, UNC at Chapel Hill

Tx 107 Courtesy of Philips Digital Mammography AB TxXcounter AB

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Tx 109 Zhang and Yu, Medical Physics, 2010, 37(8), 4186–4192

FURTHER DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

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FURTHER DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

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Acquisition GeometryMammography:

h f1 position, 1 shot, fast

CT:full revolution, 1000 shots, as fast as

possible

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Tomosynthesis:???

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Design decisions…Detector TypeypDetector MotionX‐Ray Tube MotionCenter of RotationAngular Range Number of Projections

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Number of ProjectionsScan TimeReconstruction Method

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SystemFuji

AMULET Innovality

GE EssentialHologicSelenia

Dimensions

IMS Giotto TOMO

Philips MicroDose

Planmed Nuance Excel

DBT

Siemens MAMMOMAT Inspiration

Detector Motion

Static Static Rotating StaticContinuous Slit

ScanRotating during

exposureStatic

X‐Ray Tube Motion

Continuous Step‐and‐Shoot Continuous Step‐and‐Shoot Continuous Continuous Continuous

Tx Tx Zhao and Zhao, Medical Physics, 35(5), 2008

Tx 115 http://2014.bhpa.eu/wp‐content/uploads/formidable/Marshall_Nicolas.pdf

Total Angular Range ‐ Oblique Incidence

(20 deg)(20 deg)

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Oblique Incidence – Direct Detectors

Tx 117 Zhao and Zhao, Medical Physics, 35(5), 2008

Oblique Incidence – Indirect Detectors

Tx 118Mainprize et al, Medical Physics, 33(9), 2006

Oblique Incidence

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Image Acquisition OptimizationAcquisition parameters:q p

Angular rangeNumber of projection anglesTube voltageTube current‐exposure time productSource to object distance (SOD)

Prior knowledge

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Source to object distance (SOD)Source to imager distance (SID)

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A priori thoughts:

↑ angular range ↑ vertical resolution

↑ ver cal resolu on↑ # of projections ↓ exposure per proj

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121 Tx 122Maidment et al, Proceedings of SPIE, 5745, 2005

Artifact Spread Function

s BG

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I z -I zASF z =

I z -I z

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Image Acquisition OptimizationComputer simulated breast volumeComputer simulated breast volume and lesions

63 different acquisition geometries

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In‐plane quality and vertical resolution

125Sechopoulos and Ghetti, Medical Physics 2009, 36, 1199‐1207. Tx

Realistic mammogramIdeal 0° projection

126 Sechopoulos and Ghetti, Medical Physics 2009, 36, 1199‐1207.

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0° tomosynthesis proj.Acquisition: 13 proj. over 60°

angular range.

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0° tomosynthesis proj.Acquisition: 41 proj. over 60°

angular range.

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Central reconstructed sliceAcquisition: 13 proj. over 60°

angular range.

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Central reconstructed sliceAcquisition: 41 proj. over 60°

angular range.

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NR

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(a) Mass

Sechopoulos and Ghetti, Medical Physics 2009, 36, 1199‐1207. Tx 130Sechopoulos and Ghetti, Medical Physics 2009, 36, 1199‐1207.

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aSubstantial artifacts due to narrow angular range

Sechopoulos and Ghetti, Medical Physics 2009, 36, 1199‐1207.

Summary Metric

Tx 134Sechopoulos and Ghetti, Medical Physics 2009, 36, 1199‐1207.

SystemFuji

AMULET Innovality

GE EssentialHologic Selenia

Dimensions

IMS Giotto TOMO

Philips MicroDose


DBT


Angular Range 15 25 15 40 11 30 50Number of Projections

15 9 15 13 21 15 25

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Does the exposure distribution have to be uniform?

x mAs

x mAs x mAs x mAs

x mAs

X‐ray beam

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How about:x mAs

x mAs y mAs x mAs

x mAs

X‐ray beam y < x ?

y > x ?

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Or even:x mAs

x mAsy mAs

x mAsx mAs

X‐ray beam y < x ?

y > x ?

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Mammo Tomo Proposal

Tx 140 Nishikawa, Reiser et al, Proceedings of SPIE 6510, 65103C–65108C (2007).

μCa detectability: center projection < single center slicecenter projection < single center slice

of reconstruction

Mass detectability: no statistically significant difference

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no statistically significant difference

Das et al, Medical Physics 2009, 36(6), 2009

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IMS GiottoVariable dose and angles

Tx 142 http://www.tomosynthesis‐giotto.com/3/technical‐specifications

What if??Improved

lx kVp

y kVp x kVp y kVp

x kVp

image quality?Dose reduction?Single‐pass

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contrast enhanced imaging?

ACQUISITION TECHNIQUE

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ACQUISITION TECHNIQUE

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Tube Voltage SelectionMultiple studies reported higher kV than mammo optimal for tomo

One study reported lower energies beneficial

Ren et al, Proceedings of SPIE 5745, 550–561 (2005).Zhao et al, Proceedings of SPIE 5745, 1272–1281 (2005).Wu et al, Proceedings of SPIE 6142, 61425E (2006)

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One study reported lower energies beneficial

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Glick and Gong, Proceedings of SPIE 6142, 61421L–61429L (2006).

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Technique and Dosimetric Characterization of a Clinical System

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Feng and Sechopoulos, Radiology, 2012; 263(3): 35‐42

Breast

Thickness Filter

Tube

Voltage 1st HVL

(mm Al)Filter

Tube

Voltage

1st HVL

(mm Al)

Tomosynthesis Mammography

(cm)

2

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4

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Rh 25 0.453

Rh 26 0.494

Rh 28 0.517

Rh 29 0.551

(kVp)Al)

Al 26 0.441

Al 28 0.476

Al 29 0.490

Al 31 0.541

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Rh 31 0.567

Ag 30 0.586

Ag 32 0.611

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Al 33 0.572

Al 35 0.600

Al 38 0.660

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TOMOSYNTHESIS RECONSTRUCTION

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SystemFuji

AMULET Innovality

GE EssentialHologic Selenia

Dimensions

IMS Giotto TOMO

Philips MicroDose


DBT


Reconstruction Method

Modified FBP

Iterative FBPIterative with Total Variation Regularization

Iterative Iterative FBP

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BACKPROJECTION

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BACKPROJECTION

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Projection Acquisition

1 1 1 1 1

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Acquisition

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Backprojection

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Backprojection

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Backprojection

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FILTERED BACKPROJECTION

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Filtered Backprojection


Filtered Backprojection


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(really) Filtered Back ProjectionHfilter (ωy, ωz) = Hspectrum(ωy) ⋅ Hprofile(ωz) ⋅ Hinverse(ωy, ωz)filter y z spectrum y profile z inverse y z

Hspectrum(ωy): Hanning filter to control noise

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Hinverse(ωy, ωz): Ramp‐type filter

Hprofile(ωz): Slice profile filter for constant depth resolution

Mertelmeier et al, SPIE 6142, 61420F (2006)

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FBP w/ramp only + Hanning & thickness filter + Hanning & thickness filter 2

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+ modified ramp SBP Iterative

ITERATIVE RECONSTRUCTION

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ITERATIVE RECONSTRUCTION

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volumeAdjust guess

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N=N0e‐ΣµTAcquired projections

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Other Reconstruction MethodsSIRTSARTARTMLEM

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178 Tx 179 Van de Sompel et al, Medical Image Analysis 2011, 15, 53–70

Comparison of ReconstructionsOptimal acquisition might differ forOptimal acquisition might differ for different recons

Challenging for a single group to implement and optimize all recons

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Most appropriate metric(s)?

2.5

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0.06

m‐1)

W/Al 32 kVp

W/Al 32 kVp + 6 cm of breast tissue

µ Breast Tissue (cm^‐1)µ = 25.2 keV

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Homogeneous Phantom + MassesFBP MLEM Spectral

0% 80%

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Homogeneous Phantom + Microcalcifications

FBP Spectral

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Homogeneous Phantom + Microcalcifications

FBP Spectral

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Dual Spectrum Single Pass Tomo

AEC kVp

49 kVp + Cu AEC kVp 49 kVp + Cu

AEC kVp

Tx Sechopoulos et al, European Congress of Radiology, 2015

8 cm Homogeneous Phantom + Masses

AEC (38 kVp, 84 mAs) AEC + 49 kVp/0.254 mm Cu

Tx 187 Sechopoulos et al, European Congress of Radiology, 2015

p = 0.412826


p = 0.232631


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80% 40%

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AGD = 1.43 mGy AGD = 1.03 mGy

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0%60%

0%60%

Sechopoulos et al, European Congress of Radiology, 2015

ResultsThickness SDNR Difference Dose

5 cm ‐16.0 ± 9.25% (p>0.08)

‐48%

8 cm ‐3.2 ± 19.9% (p>0.41)

‐28%


BREAST COMPRESSION

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BREAST COMPRESSION

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Why compress the breast?Reduce:Tissue superpositionX‐ray scatterMotionGeometric distortionRadiation dose

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Increase: Tissue coverageImage homogeneity

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Monte Carlo study with phantomsDetectability of lesions at full andDetectability of lesions at full and reduced compression

Various conditions: iso‐dose, iso‐SNR, iso mAs

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194Saunders et al, Radiology, 251(3), 2009 Tx 195 Saunders et al, Radiology, 251(3), 2009

Assumed iso‐dose and:4 cm 4.5 cm6 cm 6.75 cm

Patient Study (N = 46)Mean Breast

Thickness (mm)Range (mm)

Thickness (mm)Full compression 45.4 23‐83Half compression 51.3 28‐92

Tx Fornvik et al, Radiation Protection Dosimetry (2010), Vol. 139, No. 1–3, pp. 118–123

Full Compression Rated Superior

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glandular tissue and fibrous strands (n=15)

Fornvik et al, Radiation Protection Dosimetry (2010), Vol. 139, No. 1–3, pp. 118–123

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Patient Study at EmoryBreast thicknessBreast thicknessTissue coverageCompression forcePerceived pain

Tx Agasthya et al, AJR, in press

P 1Part 1

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P 2Part 2

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MLO Tomosynthesis

Blurring Tissue Coverage

Yes with Yes with MLO Tomosynthesis images No

Blurringadequate

diagnostic quality

poor diagnostic

quality

Adequate Inadequate

Radiologist 1

SC 22 21 8 47 4RC 18 26 7 49 2

Radiologist 2

SC 20 20 11 32 19RC 22 19 10 32 19

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Agasthya et al, AJR, in press

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TOMOSYNTHESIS ARTIFACTS

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TOMOSYNTHESIS ARTIFACTS

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High contrast off‐plane objects introduce artifacts

“Voting” strategy to identify projections inidentify projections in which appropriate information is included, others ignored

Especially important for acquisitions with low

Tx 210 Wu et al, Medical Physics. 33(7), 2461–2471 (2006).

acquisitions with low number of projections

Breast tissue

Breast tissue outside reconstructed volume but that contributes to

attenuation

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Breast tissue outside wide projection FOV

Reconstructed volume

Sechopoulos, Medical Physics, Vol. 40, No. 1, 2013

“Mask” to reconstruct only inside the breastonly inside the breast

Faster reconstruction

Avoids artifacts outside breast

Tx 212Zhang et al, Med. Phys. 34(9), 3603–3613 (2007) Tx 213 Zhang et al, J. Comput. Assist. Tomogr. 33(3), 426–435 (2009).

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Uncorrected Previous Improved

Tx 214 Lu et al, Proceedings of the 11th IWDM 2012, pp. 745–752.

Improved estimation of x‐ray path length in tissue outside field of view

SYNTHETIC MAMMOGRAMS

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SYNTHETIC MAMMOGRAMS

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What is a iscreening

mammographic

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What is a iscreening

tomosynthesis

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Mammogram Orig. Synthetic Tomo Slice

Tx 218 Gur et al, Academic Radiology, Vol 19, No 2, 2012

Recall Rates

DBT + FFDM DBT + SyntheticNegativeor Benign

High Risk or Malignant

Negativeor Benign

High Risk or Malignant

Average 29.8 82.6 29.7 77.2

Tx 219Gur et al, Academic Radiology, Vol 19, No 2, 2012

DBT + Improved (current) synthetic (3Ds) vs. FFDM

Tx 220 Hologic Selenia Dimensions FDA Executive Summary September 2012

Recall RatesDBT + FFDM DBT + Synthetic

False Positive Rate

% Detected Cancers

False Positive Rate

% Detected Cancers

1st Generation 53.1 83.5 46.1 77.7

2nd Generation 45.6 87.3 45.2 85.5

Tx 221Skaane et al, Radiology, Vol 271(3), 2014

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Synthetic MammogramsCurrent synthetic 2D image can replaceCurrent synthetic 2D image can replace FFDM in combination with DBT

Included in various commercial systems

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systems

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CLINICAL PERFORMANCE

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CLINICAL PERFORMANCE

(Some) Screening Trials

i l N C ll ∆Trial N Cancer DetRate ∆

Recall Rate ∆

STORM‐2 9,672 DM: +35%Synth: +40%

DM: +16%Synth: +30%

OSLO 25,547 +30% ‐13%

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MALMÖ 14,848 +30% +43%

Remaining questions in DBT

Patient throughput

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Reconstruction time

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Reading time

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DM + DBT or DBT (+ synth) alone?

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How many views?

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Synthetic 2D or DM?

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What after a tomo screen?

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