Artefacts in contrast enhanced digital mammography: how can they affect diagnostic image quality and confuse clinical diagnosis?
Jacopo Nori, Maninderpal Kaur Gill, Chiara Vignoli, Giulia Bicchierai, Diego De Benedetto, Federica Di Naro, Ermanno Vanzi, Cecilia Boeri, Vittorio Miele
Abstract
Contrast-enhanced digital mammography (CEDM) is a diagnostic tool for breast cancer detection. Artefacts are observed in about 10% of CEDM examinations. Understanding CEDM artefacts is important to prevent diagnostic misinterpretation. In this article, we have described the artefacts that we have commonly encountered in clinical practice; we hope to ease the recognition and help troubleshoot solutions to prevent or minimise them.
Topics & Concepts
MammographyMedicineAffect (linguistics)NeuroradiologyDigital mammographyContrast (vision)Image qualityMedical physicsRadiologyInterventional radiologyQuality (philosophy)Artificial intelligenceImage (mathematics)PsychologyBreast cancerComputer scienceInternal medicinePsychiatryCommunicationNeurologyEpistemologyCancerPhilosophyDigital Radiography and Breast ImagingMedical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsAI in cancer detection