Full-field digital mammography for breast cancer screening
Record ID 32011000886
English
Authors' objectives:
Full-field digital mammography (FFDM) is an alternative to conventional screen-film mammography (SFM), the standard of care for detecting breast cancer. With digital mammography, images of the breast are acquired, displayed, transferred, and stored as digital data for viewing on a computer monitor (soft-copy reading) or for printing and viewing with a light box (hard-copy reading). In contrast to SFM, FFDM simplifies image interpretation because image acquisition, image processing, image review, and data storage are independently executed. FFDM enables radiologists to manipulate the magnification, contrast, and brightness of mammographic data, with the goal of improving ability to distinguish between normal and malignant tissue.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2011
URL for published report:
http://www.hayesinc.com/hayes/crd/?crd=12341
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
United States
MeSH Terms
- Breast Neoplasms
- Mammography
- Radiographic Image Enhancement
Contact
Organisation Name:
HAYES, Inc.
Contact Address:
157 S. Broad Street, Suite 200, Lansdale, PA 19446, USA. Tel: 215 855 0615; Fax: 215 855 5218
Contact Name:
saleinfo@hayesinc.com
Contact Email:
saleinfo@hayesinc.com
Copyright:
2011 Winifred S. Hayes, Inc
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