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Title Digital breast tomosynthesis : a practical approach / Alberto Tagliafico, Nehmat Houssami, Massimo Calabrese, editors
Published Switzerland : Springer, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 148 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Contents Physics and Radiation Dose of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis -- Screening -- Tomosynthesis and Breast Density -- Clinical Applications -- Clinical Cases
Summary Annotation A comprehensive description of the screening and clinical applications of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) with straightforward, clear guidance on use of the technique. Informative clinical cases are presented to illustrate how to take advantage of DBT in clinical practice. The importance of DBT as a diagnostic tool for both screening and diagnosis is increasing rapidly. DBT improves upon mammography by depicting breast tissue on a video clip made of cross-sectional images reconstructed in correspondence with their mammographic planes of acquisition
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 11, 2016)
Subject Tomosynthesis.
Tomography.
Tomography, X-Ray
Mammography
Tomography
Oncology.
Radiology.
MEDICAL -- Gynecology & Obstetrics.
Tomography
Tomosynthesis
Genre/Form atlases.
Atlases
Atlases.
Case studies.
Atlas.
Études de cas.
Form Electronic book
Author Tagliafico, Alberto, editor.
Houssami, Nehmat, editor
Calabrese, Massimo, editor
ISBN 9783319286310
3319286315
3319286293
9783319286297