Artifacts in mammography: Ways to identify and overcome them

High-quality mammography images enhance a radiologist's ability to interpret mammograms because they have greater sensitivity and specificity. Artifacts may create pseudo-lesions or mask abnormalities leading to misinterpretation. Familiarity with the numerous artifacts encountered will enable...

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Main Authors: L. Chaloeykitti, Malai Muttarak, K. H. Ng
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Published: 2018
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-618552018-09-11T09:00:08Z Artifacts in mammography: Ways to identify and overcome them L. Chaloeykitti Malai Muttarak K. H. Ng Medicine High-quality mammography images enhance a radiologist's ability to interpret mammograms because they have greater sensitivity and specificity. Artifacts may create pseudo-lesions or mask abnormalities leading to misinterpretation. Familiarity with the numerous artifacts encountered will enable radiologists to provide accurate diagnoses. We reviewed all the artifacts in mammography encountered at our centres and classified the causes of these artifacts into four categories. They are: I. patient-related; 2. technologist-related; 3. related to the mammographic unit; and 4. related to processing and the processor. Implementation of a well-organised quality control programme will reduce the occurrence of artifacts. Recognition of artifacts in mammography is instructive and will help to improve the mammographic diagnostic quality. 2018-09-11T09:00:08Z 2018-09-11T09:00:08Z 2006-07-01 Journal 00375675 2-s2.0-33745906832 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=33745906832&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/61855
institution Chiang Mai University
building Chiang Mai University Library
country Thailand
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topic Medicine
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L. Chaloeykitti
Malai Muttarak
K. H. Ng
Artifacts in mammography: Ways to identify and overcome them
description High-quality mammography images enhance a radiologist's ability to interpret mammograms because they have greater sensitivity and specificity. Artifacts may create pseudo-lesions or mask abnormalities leading to misinterpretation. Familiarity with the numerous artifacts encountered will enable radiologists to provide accurate diagnoses. We reviewed all the artifacts in mammography encountered at our centres and classified the causes of these artifacts into four categories. They are: I. patient-related; 2. technologist-related; 3. related to the mammographic unit; and 4. related to processing and the processor. Implementation of a well-organised quality control programme will reduce the occurrence of artifacts. Recognition of artifacts in mammography is instructive and will help to improve the mammographic diagnostic quality.
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author L. Chaloeykitti
Malai Muttarak
K. H. Ng
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Malai Muttarak
K. H. Ng
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title Artifacts in mammography: Ways to identify and overcome them
title_short Artifacts in mammography: Ways to identify and overcome them
title_full Artifacts in mammography: Ways to identify and overcome them
title_fullStr Artifacts in mammography: Ways to identify and overcome them
title_full_unstemmed Artifacts in mammography: Ways to identify and overcome them
title_sort artifacts in mammography: ways to identify and overcome them
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