TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of breast composition for radiation absorbed dose in mammography
AU - Goto, Sachiko
AU - Azuma, Yoshiharu
AU - Maruyama, Toshinori
AU - Takeda, Yoshihiro
AU - Azuma, Masami
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - We devised the method of evaluating breast composition from clinical mammograms by using digital image processing techniques and the simulating breast tissue phantom. The computer-assisted system was built, which contributed to evaluating average radiation absorbed dose to glandular breast tissue (average glandular dose). This system consists of three sections and requires a look-up table to be prepared for each section. The three look-up tables concern average glandular dose per unit entrance skin exposure, skin exposure in air and breast composition vs. pixel value. This system was actually applied to the clinical mammograms of about 50 examples, and the results were analyzed.
AB - We devised the method of evaluating breast composition from clinical mammograms by using digital image processing techniques and the simulating breast tissue phantom. The computer-assisted system was built, which contributed to evaluating average radiation absorbed dose to glandular breast tissue (average glandular dose). This system consists of three sections and requires a look-up table to be prepared for each section. The three look-up tables concern average glandular dose per unit entrance skin exposure, skin exposure in air and breast composition vs. pixel value. This system was actually applied to the clinical mammograms of about 50 examples, and the results were analyzed.
KW - Breast composition
KW - Breast dosimetry
KW - Breast tissue phantom
KW - Digital image processing
KW - Mammography
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U2 - 10.1109/IEMBS.2000.897947
DO - 10.1109/IEMBS.2000.897947
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0034441713
SN - 1557-170X
VL - 2
SP - 1210
EP - 1212
JO - Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference
JF - Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference
ER -