One-dimensional scatter grid for the SenoScan slot-scanning digital mammography system

Idris A. Elbakri; Sam shen; Aili Bloomquist; Mike M. Tesic; Gordon Mawdsley; Martin Yaffe

doi:10.1117/12.595956

20 April 2005 One-dimensional scatter grid for the SenoScan slot-scanning digital mammography system

Idris A. Elbakri, Sam shen, Aili Bloomquist, Mike M. Tesic, Gordon Mawdsley, Martin Yaffe

Proceedings Volume 5745, Medical Imaging 2005: Physics of Medical Imaging; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.595956
Event: Medical Imaging, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The SenoScan full-field digital mammography scanner uses a scanning slot detector that is 10 mm wide and 220 mm long. The X-ray beam is collimated to just outside the area of the detector. One important advantage of slot scanning is its inherent scatter rejection. As previously reported, the SenoScan slot scatter rejection is better than that obtained using a 3.5:1 mammography grid, and somewhat worse than that with a 5:1 grid. Additional scatter reduction can potentially improve the contrast in images of thick breasts. We evaluate a custom-designed grid for the slot scanning system. The grid is one-dimensional, offering scatter rejection along the longitudinal axis of the detector. We evaluate the reduction in scatter fraction, grid absorption and changes in the signal-difference-to-noise ratio (SDNR). Based on phantom studies, our results show effective scatter reduction by the grid with minimal reduction of SDNR. Grid absorption and scatter elimination do not necessarily lead to an increase in patient dose, especially if there is a improvement in the number of digital values in the image that are within the useful dynamic range of the detector. A benefit of removing the scatter contribution is an improvement in system dynamic range, because electronic detector gain adjustments can compensate for the drop in the digital pixel values.

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Idris A. Elbakri, Sam shen, Aili Bloomquist, Mike M. Tesic, Gordon Mawdsley, and Martin Yaffe "One-dimensional scatter grid for the SenoScan slot-scanning digital mammography system", Proc. SPIE 5745, Medical Imaging 2005: Physics of Medical Imaging, (20 April 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.595956

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