title: Preliminary studies using electron radiography for mammography.
abstract: An electron radiography mammography system was used for phantom studies and to obtain 230 craniocaudal view patient studies, of which 140 were compared to xeroradiographs for their ability to visualize 7 features of diagnostic importance. The average exposure of the electron radiographs was 89 mR. The technique was considered equal or superior to xeroradiography in 58% of the compared diagnostic features, while patient dose was reduced.
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004583:Electrons; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D011859:Radiography; D014986:Xeroradiography