What Makes a Good Mammography Image?

摘要

The early detection of breast cancer requires a high quality image, which is provided by mammography. The main indicators of technical image quality, contrast, spatial resolution, noise and absence of artifacts, are described, as well as the elements responsible for their values in a mammography unit. Since screening mammography is applied to asymptomatic subjects, the optimization of the imparted dose compatible with required image quality is of importance.