A statistical, task‐based evaluation method for three‐dimensional x‐ray breast imaging systems using variable‐background phantoms

Abstract

Our results indicate that measuring the system's detection performance with consideration of background variability may lead to differences in system performance estimates and comparisons. For the assessment of 3D systems, to accurately determine trade offs between image quality and radiation dose, it is critical to incorporate randomness arising from the imaging chain including background variability into system performance calculations.