... Quality control for digital mammography ...

Introduction One of our newer phantoms is the Artinis DIGIMAM 1.0 which is designed for digital mammography. It was introduced at the ECR2004 in Vienna. The phantom was developed in close co-operation with the physical-technical quality group of the European Breast Cancer Network.

Construction The Artinis DIGIMAM 1.0 phantom consists of a Plexiglass tablet with a thickness that simulates the average breast. It contains various functions, like:

• Contrast-Detail analysis tool containing gold discs of various thickness and diameter.

• A check for geometric distortion.

• A quick check for bad columns of the detector.

• Rulers that allow distance measurements.

• Contrast-to-noise ratio measurement.

• Reference point for signal-to-noise ratio measurement.

• A check for missed tissue at the chest wall.

• Inserts to check the dynamic range with a low contrast insert:
      - in "fatty" tissue
      - in "normal" tissue
      - in "dense" tissue

• A sheet for dynamic range evaluation

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