Potential for lower absorbed dose in digital mammography: a JAFROC experiment using clinical hybrid images with simulated dose reduction

Pontus Timberg; Mark Ruschin; Magnus Båth; Bengt Hemdal; Ingvar Andersson; Sören Mattsson; Dev Chakraborty; Rob Saunders; Ehsan Samei; Anders Tingberg

doi:10.1117/12.653419

17 March 2006 Potential for lower absorbed dose in digital mammography: a JAFROC experiment using clinical hybrid images with simulated dose reduction

Pontus Timberg, Mark Ruschin, Magnus Båth, Bengt Hemdal, Ingvar Andersson, Sören Mattsson, Dev Chakraborty, Rob Saunders, Ehsan Samei, Anders Tingberg

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Proceedings Volume 6146, Medical Imaging 2006: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment; 614614 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.653419
Event: Medical Imaging, 2006, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Purpose: To determine how image quality linked to tumor detection is affected by reducing the absorbed dose to 50% and 30% of the clinical levels represented by an average glandular dose (AGD) level of 1.3 mGy for a standard breast according to European guidelines. Materials and methods: 90 normal, unprocessed images were acquired from the screening department using a full-field digital mammography (FFDM) unit Mammomat Novation (Siemens). Into 40 of these, one to three simulated tumors were inserted per image at various positions. These tumors represented irregular-shaped malignant masses. Dose reduction was simulated in all 90 images by adding simulated quantum noise to represent images acquired at 50% and 30% of the original dose, resulting in 270 images, which were subsequently processed for final display. Four radiologists participated in a free-response receiver operating characteristics (FROC) study in which they searched for and marked suspicious positions of the masses as well as rated their degree of suspicion of occurrence on a one to four scale. Using the jackknife FROC (JAFROC) method, a score between 0 and 1 (where 1 represents best performance), referred to as a figure-of-merit (FOM), was calculated for each dose level. Results: The FOM was 0.73, 0.70, and 0.68 for the 100%, 50% and 30% dose levels, respectively. Using Analysis of the Variance (ANOVA) to test for statistically significant differences between any two of the three FOMs revealed that they were not statistically distinguishable (p-value of 0.26). Conclusion: For the masses used in this experiment, there was no significant change in detection by increasing quantum noise, thus indicating a potential for dose reduction.

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Pontus Timberg, Mark Ruschin, Magnus Båth, Bengt Hemdal, Ingvar Andersson, Sören Mattsson, Dev Chakraborty, Rob Saunders, Ehsan Samei, and Anders Tingberg "Potential for lower absorbed dose in digital mammography: a JAFROC experiment using clinical hybrid images with simulated dose reduction", Proc. SPIE 6146, Medical Imaging 2006: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment, 614614 (17 March 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.653419

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