title: Clinical photoacoustic breast imaging: the Twente experience.
abstract: Globally, breast cancer is the most frequently occurring malignancy in women and the leading cause of cancer deaths, with up to half a million women dying of the disease in 2008. Early detection and accurate diagnosis of breast cancer is crucial for optimizing survival chances, with imaging technologies playing a major role. X-ray mammography (XRM) and ultrasound (US) imaging, however, suffer from nonoptimal sensitivity and specificity. Furthermore, X-ray mammography uses ionizing radiation and painful breast compression and has poor performance in dense breasts. For US imaging, interoperator dependence and poor soft tissue contrast are drawbacks.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heijblom
authors.forename: Wiendelt
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Steenbergen
authors.forename: Srirang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manohar
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D061088:Photoacoustic Techniques / Q000379:methods*