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Abstract

The paper presents an analysis of the results of ultrasound transmission tomography (UTT) imaging of the internal structure of a breast elastography phantom used for biopsy training, and compares them with the results of CT, MRI and, conventional US imaging; the results of the phantom examination were the basis for the analysis of UTT method resolution. The obtained UTT, CT and MRI images of the CIRS Model 059 breast phantom structure show comparable (in the context of size and location) heterogeneities inside it. The UTT image of distribution of the ultrasound velocity clearly demonstrates continuous changes of density. The UTT image of derivative of attenuation coefficient in relation to frequency is better for visualising sharp edges, and the UTT image of the distribution of attenuation coefficient visualises continuous and stepped changes in an indirect way. The inclusions visualized by CT have sharply delineated edges but are hardly distinguishable from the phantom gel background even with increased image contrast. MRI images of the studied phantom relatively clearly show inclusions in the structure. Ultrasonography images do not show any diversification of the structure of the phantom. The obtained examination results indicate that, if the scanning process is accelerated, ultrasound transmission tomography method can be successfully used to detect and diagnose early breast malignant lesions. Ultrasonic transmission tomography imaging can be applied in medicine for diagnostic examination of women’s breasts and similarly for X-ray computed tomography, while eliminating the need to expose patients to the harmful ionising radiation.
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Authors and Affiliations

Krzysztof J. Opieliński
Tadeusz Gudra
Piotr Pruchnicki
Przemysław Podgórski
Tomasz Kraśnicki
Jacek Kurcz
Marek Sąsiadek

Authors and Affiliations

Krzysztof Klimaszewski
Sebastian Borucki
Jacek Łuczak
Dariusz Zmarzły
Michał Kunicki
Andrzej Cichoń
Franciszek Witos
Czesław Leśnik
Dariusz Pleban
Milan Timko
Tomasz Rogala
Piotr Serafin
Tadeusz Gudra
Jerzy Filipiak
Dariusz Banasiak
Krzysztof Herman
Krzysztof Opieliński
Tomasz Hejczyk
Krzysztof Jasek
Mateusz Pasternak
Michał Grabka
Witold Kardyś
Andrzej Milewski
Adam Kawalec
Marta Okoń-Fąfara
Bartłomiej Fąfara
Aneta Olszewska
Piotr Pruchnicki
Marcin Wrzosek
Józef Nicpoń
Przemysław Podgórski
Tadeusz Pustelny
Marcin Szugajew
Olga Stec
Grzegorz Szerszeń
Daria Wotzka
Agnieszka Boruń
Adam Bald
Marzena Dzida
Sylwia Jężak
Monika Geppert-Rybczyńska
Katarzyna Kaczmarek
Tomasz Hornowski
Arkadiusz Józefczak
M. Kubovčíková
A. Skumiel
Z. Rozynek
M. Timko
Peter Kopcansky
Bogumił Linde
Vyacheslav N. Verveyko
Marina V. Verveyko
Darya V. Verveyko
Andrey Yu. Verisokin
Nikita S. Chebrov
Witold Mikulski
Danuta Augustyńska
Bożena Smagowska

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