Assessment of intraductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) using grating-based X-ray phase-contrast CT at conventional X-ray sources: An experimental ex-vivo study.

<h4>Background</h4>The extent of intraductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is commonly underestimated due to the discontinuous growth and lack of microcalcifications. Specimen radiography has been established to reduce the rate of re-excision. However, the predictive value for margin assessme...

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Main Authors: Karin Hellerhoff, Lorenz Birnbacher, Anikó Sztrókay-Gaul, Susanne Grandl, Sigrid Auweter, Marian Willner, Mathias Marschner, Doris Mayr, Maximilian F Reiser, Franz Pfeiffer, Julia Herzen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210291