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There exist various reconstruction algorithms for digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT). However, when optimizing the data acquisition parameters for better image quality in terms of a specific task, researchers usually pick one of their favorite or available reconstruction algorithms. It is unclear whether using a different reconstruction algorithm would yield a different conclusion in the system optimization, thereby yielding a different optimized acquisition configuration. We look into this problem through simulation and present our preliminary results in this report.
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Zeng, R., Park, S., Bakic, P.R., Myers, K.J. (2012). Is the Outcome of Optimizing the System Acquisition Parameters Sensitive to the Reconstruction Algorithm in Digital Breast Tomosynthesis?. In: Maidment, A.D.A., Bakic, P.R., Gavenonis, S. (eds) Breast Imaging. IWDM 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7361. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31271-7_45
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