Table 2.
Mean values for the 25 subjects (14 healthy volunteers and 11 patients), including age, the time taken by the radiographer with each subject in the image acquisition room, and the 12 FFDM parameters as assessed by our radiologist (K.P.) according to the FDA guidelines [26].
| Parameter | Mean Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Breast positioning | Cranio-caudal | –0.16 |
| Medio-lateral oblique | –0.40 | |
| Exposure | Adipose | 0.00 |
| Fibroglandular | 0.00 | |
| Pectoralis | –0.40 | |
| Breast compression | 0.00 | |
| Image contrast | –0.12 | |
| Sharpness | –0.12 | |
| Tissue visibility | –0.08 | |
| Noise | 0.00 | |
| Artifacts | –0.24 | |
| Image quality | –0.08 |