Digital breast tomosynthesis

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Multiple mammographic x-ray exposures of the breast are obtained using many projection angles. The information is sent to a computer where it is processed to produce three-dimensional images throughout the breast. DBT increases diagnostic performance in dense breast tissue.

(Adapted from ICRP Publication 135, 2017)

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