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August 28, 2019

Elastographic Tomosynthesis from X-ray Strain Imaging of Breast Cancer

Author(s)3: Corey Sutphin, Eric Olson, Yuichi Motai, Suk Jin Lee, Jae G. Kim, Kazuaki Takabe

Elastographic Tomosynthesis from X-ray Strain Imaging of Breast Cancer https://www.embs.org/jtehm/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2019/08/elastographic-tomosynthesis.jpg 780 435 IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine (JTEHM) IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine (JTEHM) //www.embs.org/jtehm/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2022/06/ieee-jtehm-logo2x.png August 28, 2019 March 4, 2022

Noncancerous breast tissue and cancerous breast tissue have different elastic properties. In particular, cancerous breast tumors are stiff when compared to the noncancerous surrounding tissue. This difference in elasticity can…