A significant improvement in survival rate is exhibited with mammographic screening, diagnosis, and prompt treatment. A digital mammography imaging system, which can improve image quality and reject scattering, is currently under development at Langley Research Center. These improvements will enhance lesion detection and contribute to better diagnoses and early treatment of breast cancer. Digital X-ray imaging systems are highly desirable because of ease of data storage, transmission, and image acquisition performance that is far superior to that of photography. In order to image the spaces between the CCD's, the array is moved across the target area and multiple images are acquired.
Computer software is used to reconstruct the final image as shown in the figure.
Testing conducted in the LaRC photo-detector lab has demonstrated that the digital concept meets both of these key needs. The results are currently being prepared for publication in a medical imaging journal. Computer reconstruction of multiple CCD images.