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Breast screening: Siemens Mammomat Inspiration VB60

This report describes the evaluation of the technical performance of the Siemens Mammomat Inspiration digital breast tomosynthesis system.

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[Withdrawn] Breast screening: Siemens Mammomat Inspiration digital breast tomosynthesis

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The report is one of a series of technical reports evaluating commercially available mammography systems on behalf of the NHS Breast Screening Programme. The report will be useful for colleagues within the service wishing to review and compare equipment specifications for consideration for use within the breast screening programme to best meet their needs.

It includes information about:

  • radiation dose
  • contrast detail detection
  • contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR)
  • reconstruction artefacts
  • z-resolution
  • detector response
  • projection modulation transfer function.

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Published 18 December 2018

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