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Table 8 Calibration Accuracy using the regression parameters

From: A comparison of calibration data from full field digital mammography units for breast density measurements

Target/filter and kV combination

 

Within-unit calibration: H1

Within-unit calibration: H2

Target/filter and kV combination

 

Within-unit calibration: H3

Non-BL height (cm)

BL

Non-BL

BL

Non-BL

Non-BL height (cm)

BL

Non-BL

W/Rh

     

Mo/Mo

   

kV =

25

--

--

--

--

--

kV =

25

4.2

62.8 (0.53)

63.3 (0.92)

 

26

4.2

50.9 (0.37)

53.1 (0.70)

55.8 (0.43)

57.8 (0.80)

 

26

4.4

60.8 (0.43)

61.5 (0.51)

 

27

4.4

51.6 (0.36)

52.7 (0.44)

55.4 (0.43)

54.8 (0.84)

 

27

4.2

61.2 (0.36)

61.2 (0.74)

 

28

4.2

53.6 (0.40)

55.2 (0.68)

57.9 (0.72)

59.8 (0.97)

 

28

4.4

63.5 (0.25)

64.5 (0.36)

 

29

4.4

49.3 (0.49)

51.4 (0.54)

52.7 (0.57)

55.7 (0.65)

 

29

4.2

58.0 (0.18)

59.2 (0.58)

 

30

4.2

49.6 (0.71)

50.8 (0.81)

53.2 (0.52)

54.0 (0.90)

 

30

4.4

57.7 (0.20)

59.7 (0.33)

 

31

--

--

--

--

--

 

31

4.2

58.2 (0.33)

59.7 (0.53)

W/Ag

     

Mo/Rh

   

kV =

27

4.2

47.5 (0.73)

49.5 (0.93)

52.9 (0.54)

55.3 (0.90)

kV =

27

4.2

55.8 (1.55)

57.5 (1.74)

 

28

4.4

48.5 (0.84)

50.4 (0.97)

53.0 (0.52)

54.3 (0.66)

 

28

4.4

55.8 (1.54)

58.1 (1.43)

 

29

4.2

48.6 (0.90)

50.2 (1.11)

51.7 (0.49)

54.0 (0.74)

 

29

4.2

55.7 (1.55)

57.0 (1.73)

 

30

4.4

48.5 (0.94)

50.0 (1.00)

52.6 (0.52)

53.6 (0.55)

 

30

4.4

56.3 (1.45)

58.1 (1.28)

 

31

4.2

53.6 (0.87)

54.8 (1.14)

52.9 (0.50)

53.5 (0.56)

 

31

4.2

56.9 (1.39)

58.0 (1.56)

 

32

6.4

52.7 (0.76)

52.5 (0.78)

54.5 (0.57)

54.6 (0.62)

 

32

4.4

57.1 (1.26)

58.4 (1.01)

 

33

--

--

--

--

--

 

33

4.2

57.4 (1.18)

58.5 (1.33)

 

34

--

--

--

--

--

 

34

4.4

57.6 (1.02)

56.9 (0.79)

  1. Within-unit Calibration: 50/50 mixtures acquired and calibrated with a same FFDM unit.
  2. H1: data acquired on 08/10/2012.
  3. H2: data acquired on 08/06/2012.
  4. H3: data acquired on 04/08/2013.
  5. 32 kV W/Ag BL acquired at 6.0 cm.
  6. 50/50 mixture phantom images were acquired with the 160 mAs reference setting for heights (right most column) not considered in the BL sampling (Non-BL) and calibrated to assess the regression parameter height interpolation. The findings are provided as the mean and the standard deviation (parenthetically) for the respective distributions in PG units. The calibration findings are also provided for 50/50 images acquired with the standard BL heights close to (4 cm or 6 cm) the non-BL heights, which were acquired on the same day for comparison proposes.