Clinical Photoacoustic Breast Imaging: The Twente experience

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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.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)42-46
Number of pages5
JournalIEEE pulse
Volume6
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Keywords

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