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. 2013 Apr 25;40(5):051914. doi: 10.1118/1.4800501

Table 1.

Key image quality factors in mammography and DBT.

Mammography Digital breast tomosynthesis
Target/filter materials Target/filter materials
Tube voltage Tube voltage
Tube current-exposure product Tube current-exposure product
Breast thickness Breast thickness
Breast density Breast density
Detector properties Detector properties
Display device Display device
  X-ray source scan angle
  X-ray source angular sampling
  Dose delivery scheme
  Reconstruction algorithm