Current status of digital mammography

Abstract

Some inherent limitations to further technical improvement in film-screen mammography exist. Many of these limitations can be overcome effectively with digital mammography, in which image acquisition, display, and storage are performed independently, thus allowing the optimization of each. Presented is a brief background of digital and analog imaging with emphasis on the features and drawbacks of digital mammography systems. Image storage, processing, and display, computer-aided detection and diagnosis, as well as telemammography are also discussed.