Image quality measurements and metrics in full field digital mammography: an overview

• DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci711
• Publication Date: 2006-02-04T01:57:50Z
• Authors: H. Bosmans; A.-K. Carton; F. Rogge; F. Zanca; J. Jacobs; C. Van Ongeval; K. Nijs; A. Van Steen; G. Marchal
• Keywords: Quality Control; Radiographic Image Enhancement; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Phantoms, Imaging; X-Rays; Contrast Media; Humans; Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; Radiation Dosage; Mammography

This paper gives an overview of test procedures developed to assess the performance of full field digital mammography systems. We make a distinction between tests of the individual components of the imaging chain and global system tests. Most tests are not yet fully standardised. Where possible, we illustrate the test methodologies on a selenium flat-panel system.