Table 4.
Parameters and information for each specimen.
| Specimen | I | II | II | IV | Phantom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumor characteristics as verified by histopathology | |||||
| Histological diagnosis | multicentric lobular invasive carcinoma, G2, and lobular carcinoma in situ | recurrent, invasive carcinoma of no specific type (NST, formerly invasive ductal), G3 | invasive carcinoma of no specific type (NST, formerly invasive ductal), G2, and adjacent intraductal carcinoma (DCIS) | bifocal invasive carcinoma of no specific type (NST, formerly invasive ductal), G1, and intraductal carcinoma (DCIS) | |
| Max. tumor diameter | 51 mm | 47 mm | 5 mm | 25 mm | |
| Sample position for ex-vivo mammography | |||||
| Orientation | AP | AP | AP | CC | — |
| Compressed thickness [cm] | 4.0 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 4.5 |
| Clinical acquisition parameters | |||||
| X-ray tube settings | 27 kVp (W/Rh) | 35 kVp (W/Ag) | 30 kVp (W/Rh) | 39 kVp (W/Ag) | 28 kVp (W/Rh) |
| 72 mAs | 92 mAs | 100 mAs | 23 mAs | 200 mAs | |
| MGD civAC-Mx [mGy] | 1.3 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 1.3 | — |
| MGD cevAC-Mx [mGy] | 0.9 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Acquisition parameters MuCLS | |||||
| Energy | 25 keV | 25 keV | 25 keV | 25 keV | 25 keV |
| MGD mAC-Mx [mGy] | — | — | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0–2.0 |
| Exposure times [s] | — | — | 3 | 3 | 10–20 |
| MGD mgb-Mx [mGy] | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | — | 0.7–1.8 |
| Exposure times [s] | 7 | 14 | 11 | — | 7–18 |
| Stitching | 4 × 4 | 5 × 5 | 5 × 5 | 4 × 4 | 2 × 2 |