2D/3D image fusion of x-ray mammograms with speed of sound images: evaluation and visualization

Image fusion of Ultrasound Computer Tomography volumes with X-ray mammograms using a biomechanical model based 2D/3D registration

“…In addition to our previous publications [10][11][12], this work introduced several stiffness distribution models for patientspecific biomechanical modeling based on sound speed images. The evaluation with numerical phantoms made it possible to carry out a systematic analysis of the influence of the lesion size, lesion position and sound speed of a lesion on the nonlinear effects in the breast.…”

“…The method originates from an automated registration for X-ray mammograms and MRI volumes [9]. In preliminary work [10][11][12] it was successfully applied to in-vivo USCT datasets. In contrast to the previously used breast modeling using constant breast stiffness value for the entire breast model, USCT makes it possible to estimate patientspecific breast stiffness distributions automatically.…”