Characterisation of noise and sharpness of images from four digital breast tomosynthesis systems for simulation of images for virtual clinical trials

In-depth evaluation of the noise and sharpness characteristics of FujiFilm Innovality, GE SenoClaire, Hologic Selenia Dimensions and Siemens Inspiration digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) systems was performed with the intention of improving image simulation for virtual clinical trials. Noise power spectra (NPS) and modulation transfer function curves (MTF) were measured for planar modes and for the first and central projections for DBT modes. In DBT mode, the x-ray beam was blocked for the projections before the central projection in order to remove the influence of lag and ghosting from the previous images. A quadratic fit between the NPS and linearised pixel value gave the noise coefficients for planar and DBT imaging modes. The spatial frequencies corresponding to an MTF of 0.5 (MTF 0.5 ) were calculated from the MTF measurements made on the breast support and at 40 mm above the breast support. This was done for the first and the central projections. The percentage ...

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