Breast Tomosynthesis

Monday, Nov. 26, 8:30-10:00 a.m.| S402AB

Speakers address the essentials of breast tomosynthesis, including clinical aspects, reconstruction techniques and physics optimization.

Speaker Information:

  • Maryellen L. Giger, PhD, The University of Chicago Medicine
  • Andrew Karellas, PhD, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester
  • Joseph Yuan-Chieh Lo, PhD, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.
  • Emil Y. Sidky, PhD, The University of Chicago Medicine
  • Stephen P. Poplack, MD, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, N.H.

 

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