Digital Breast Specimen Radiography for Improved Biopsy

The aim of this proposal is to develop a compact, filmless, electronic x- ray imaging system for hibreast specimen radiography. This device is intended for use in the operating room for rapid radiogrbreast specimens, and in radiology for needle core biopsy procedures. This approach will enable theto view the image on a computer monitor simultaneously during telephone consultation. It is anticipawill save extremely valuable operating room time and will virtually eliminate the need for the surgewithout the immediate availability of a specimen radiograph. This research will investigate the use1024x1024 pixel resolution, which will detect the light emission from a fine detail x-ray intensifyian x-ray beam directed from a micro focus x-ray source. One configuration will be a lens-coupled appintensifying screen is optically coupled to a CCD using fast lenses, the other configuration will usbetween the intensifying screen and the CCD. The system will be designed to provide superior image qconventional film-based specimen radiography systems.