Dedicated breast CT may eventually provide comprehensive diagnostic assessment of microcalcifications and soft-tissue structures at dose levels equivalent to or below those of two-view screening mammography.
• Photon-counting detector technology allows for spatial resolution better than 100 μm. • pcBCT allows for dose levels in the screening mammography range. • pcBCT provides the highest quality imaging of microcalcifications.
The proposed VOI application with two scans is an effective way to ensure high image quality within the VOI while simultaneously reducing the cumulative patient dose.
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