Academic Radiology
Volume 16, Issue 11 , Pages 1329-1337 , November 2009

Radiologist Evaluation of an X-ray Tube-Based Diffraction-Enhanced Imaging Prototype Using Full-Thickness Breast Specimens

  • Laura Faulconer, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB #7000, 4030 Bondurant Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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  • Chris Parham, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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  • Dean M. Connor, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Research Imaging Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB #7000, 4030 Bondurant Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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  • Zhong Zhong, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY
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  • Eunhee Kim, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB #7000, 4030 Bondurant Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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  • Donglin Zeng, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB #7000, 4030 Bondurant Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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  • Chad Livasy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB #7000, 4030 Bondurant Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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  • Elodia Cole, MS

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Research Imaging Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB #7000, 4030 Bondurant Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
    • Lineberger Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB #7000, 4030 Bondurant Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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  • Cherie Kuzmiak, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB #7000, 4030 Bondurant Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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  • Marcia Koomen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB #7000, 4030 Bondurant Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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  • Dag Pavic, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB #7000, 4030 Bondurant Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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  • Etta Pisano, MD

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Research Imaging Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB #7000, 4030 Bondurant Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
    • Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB #7000, 4030 Bondurant Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: E.P.

Received 24 March 2009 ,Accepted 21 May 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2009.05.006

Academic Radiology
Volume 16, Issue 11 , Pages 1329-1337 , November 2009

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