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. 2013 Dec;32(12):2322-31.
doi: 10.1109/TMI.2013.2281738. Epub 2013 Sep 16.

Generating Synthetic Mammograms From Reconstructed Tomosynthesis Volumes

Guido van Schie, Ritse Mann, Mechli Imhof-Tas, Nico Karssemeijer

Generating Synthetic Mammograms From Reconstructed Tomosynthesis Volumes

Guido van Schie et al. IEEE Trans Med Imaging. 2013 Dec.

Abstract

Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is a promising 3-D modality that may replace mammography in the future. However, lesion search is likely to require more time in DBT volumes, while comparisons between views from different projections and prior exams might be harder to make. This may make screening with DBT cumbersome. A solution may be provided by synthesizing 2-D mammograms from DBT, which may then be used to guide the search for abnormalities. In this work we focus on synthesizing mammograms in which masses and architectural distortions are optimally visualized. Our approach first determines relevant points in a DBT volume with a computer-aided detection system and then renders a mammogram from the intersection of a surface fitted through these points and the DBT volume. The method was evaluated in a pilot observer study where three readers reported mass findings in 87 patients (25 malignant, 62 normal) for which both DBT and digital mammograms were available. We found that on average, diagnostic accuracy in the synthetic mammograms was higher (Az=0.85) than in conventional mammograms (Az=0.81), although the difference was not statistically significant. Preliminary results suggest that the synthesized mammograms are an acceptable alternative for real mammograms regarding the detection of mass lesions.

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