Digital mammography: current state and future aspects.
The introduction of digital technique in mammography has been the last step in completing the process of digitalization in diagnostic imaging. Meanwhile, some different digital techniques as well as a couple of different digital mammography systems were developed and have already been available for some years. In this review article, the relevant data of key studies are reported, the current status is defined, and perspectives of digital mammography are described.
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Diagnostisches Brustzentrum Göttingen, Womens Health Care Center Goettingen, Bahnhofsallee 1d, 37081, Göttingen, Germany. brustzentrum-goettingen@web.de
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D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D008327:Mammography / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*