Dr. Ann-Katherine Carton Profile

Dr. Ann-Katherine Carton

Sr. Research Scientist at GE Healthcare France

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Publications (28)

Proceedings Article | 13 July 2022 Paper

Development of a 3D model of clinically relevant microcalcifications

Ann-Katherine Carton, Clement Jailin, Raoul De Silva, Ruben Sanchez De la Rosa, Serge Muller

Proceedings Volume 12286, 1228602 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2625771

KEYWORDS: Principal component analysis, 3D modeling, Databases, 3D image processing, Image segmentation, Shape analysis, Performance modeling, Breast, Mammography

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Proceedings Article | 13 July 2022 Paper

Breast shape estimation and correction in CESM biopsy

Ruben Sanchez De La Rosa, Clément Jailin, Ann-Katherine Carton, Pablo Milioni, Laurence Casteignau, Serge Muller

Proceedings Volume 12286, 122860H (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2625779

KEYWORDS: Breast, Biopsy, Biological research, Image quality, X-rays, Iodine, X-ray imaging, Motion models, Mammography, 3D modeling

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Proceedings Article | 22 May 2020 Paper

Evaluation of the visual realism of breast texture phantoms in digital mammography

Stoyko Marinov, Ann-Katherine Carton, Lesley Cockmartin, Nicholas Marshall, Chantal Van Ongeval, Rubèn Sanchez De la Rosa, Serge Muller, Hilde Bosmans

Proceedings Volume 11513, 1151314 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2564124

KEYWORDS: Digital breast tomosynthesis, Breast, Visualization, Digital mammography, Mammography, Medicine

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Proceedings Article | 22 May 2020 Paper

Full-size anthropomorphic phantom for 2D and 3D breast x-ray imaging

James Mainprize, Gordon Mawdsley, Ann-Katherine Carton, Zhijin Li, Remy Klausz, Serge Muller, Martin Yaffe

Proceedings Volume 11513, 1151302 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2560358

KEYWORDS: Breast, Tissues, Mammography, Signal attenuation, X-rays, 3D image processing, X-ray imaging, Image processing, Computed tomography, Laser sintering

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2018 Paper

Simulation of breast compression using a new biomechanical model

Anna Mîra, Yohan Payan, Ann-Katherine Carton, Pablo Milioni de Carvalho, Zhijin Li, Viviane Devauges, Serge Muller

Proceedings Volume 10573, 105735A (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2293488

KEYWORDS: Breast, Image quality, Mammography, 3D modeling

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2018 Presentation + Paper

Development of a physical 3D anthropomorphic breast texture model using selective laser sintering rapid prototype printing

James Mainprize, Ann-Katherine Carton, Remy Klausz, Zhijin Li, David Hunter, Gordon Mawdsley, Serge Muller, Martin Yaffe

Proceedings Volume 10573, 105730A (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2293560

KEYWORDS: Breast, 3D modeling, Printing, Tissues, Signal attenuation, Image segmentation, Laser sintering, Mammography, Digital breast tomosynthesis

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2018 Presentation + Paper

Comparison of microcalcification detectability in FFDM and DBT using a virtual clinical trial

Zhijin Li, Agnès Desolneux, Serge Muller, Pablo Milioni de Carvalho, Ann-Katherine Carton

Proceedings Volume 10577, 105770D (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2293619

KEYWORDS: Digital breast tomosynthesis, Signal attenuation, Breast, Image processing, Clinical trials, X-ray imaging, X-rays, Data modeling, Image acquisition, 3D image processing

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Proceedings Article | 18 March 2015 Paper

Influence of DBT reconstruction algorithm on power law spectrum coefficient

Laurence Vancamberg, Ann-Katherine Carton, Ilyes Abderrahmane, Giovanni Palma, Pablo Milioni de Carvalho, Răzvan Iordache, Serge Muller

Proceedings Volume 9412, 941236 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2081969

KEYWORDS: Reconstruction algorithms, Digital breast tomosynthesis, Breast, X-ray imaging, Error analysis, X-rays, Image filtering, Spatial frequencies, Signal to noise ratio, Mammography

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Proceedings Article | 17 March 2015 Paper

The effect of NPS calculation method on power-law coefficient estimation accuracy in breast texture modeling

Zhijin Li, Ann-Katherine Carton, Serge Muller, Răzvan Iordache, Agnès Desolneux

Proceedings Volume 9416, 94161I (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2081764

KEYWORDS: Breast, X-ray imaging, Error analysis, 3D image processing, Mathematical modeling, Image analysis, Numerical simulations, Digital breast tomosynthesis, Image processing, Convolution

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In breast X-ray imaging, breast texture has been characterized by a radial noise power spectrum (NPS) that has an inverse power-law shape with exponent β. The technique to estimate the radial power-law coefficient β is typically based on averaging 2-dimensional noise power spectra (NPS), calculated from partly overlapping image regions each weighted by a suitable window function. The linear regression applied over a selected frequency range to the logarithm of the 1- dimensional NPS as a function of the logarithm of the radial frequencies, gives β. For each step in this process, several alternative techniques have been proposed. This paper investigates the effect of image region of interest (ROI) size, image data windowing and alternative ways to determine radial frequency in terms of bias, variance and root mean square error (RMSE) in the estimated β. The effects of these three factors were analytically derived and evaluated using synthetic images with known β varying from 1 to 4 to cover the range of textures encountered in 2D and 3D breast X-ray imaging. Our results indicate that the RMSE in estimated β is smallest when the ROIs are multiplied with an appropriate window function and either no radial averaging or radial averaging with small frequency bins is applied. The ROI size yielding the smallest RMSE depends on several factors and needs to be validated with numerical simulations. In clinical practice however, there might be a need to compromise in the choice of the ROI size to balance between the RMSE magnitudes inherent to the applied β estimation technique and encompass the breast texture range so as to obtain an accurate shape of the NPS. When using 2.56 cm x 2.56 cm ROI sizes, applying a 2D Hann window and no radial frequency averaging, the RMSE in the estimated β ranges from 0.04 to 0.1 for true β values equal to 1 and 4. While many subtleties in real images were not modeled to simplify the mathematics in deriving our results, this work is illustrative in demonstrating the limits of commonly used algorithm steps to estimate accurate β values.

Proceedings Article | 17 March 2015 Paper

Assessment of mass detection performance in contrast enhanced digital mammography

Ann-Katherine Carton, Pablo de Carvalho, Zhijin Li, Clarisse Dromain, Serge Muller

Proceedings Volume 9416, 941608 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2081772

KEYWORDS: Breast, Iodine, Performance modeling, Tissues, Computer simulations, Mammography, Mathematical modeling, Digital mammography, Magnesium, Medicine

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SPIE Journal Paper | 30 December 2014

Optimization of contrast-enhanced spectral mammography depending on clinical indication

Clarisse Dromain, Sandra Canale, Sylvie Saab-Puong, Ann-Katherine Carton, Serge Muller, Eva Maria Fallenberg

JMI, Vol. 1, Issue 03, 033506, (December 2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JMI.1.3.033506

KEYWORDS: Image quality, Mammography, Iodine, Image quality standards, Gold, Breast, Biopsy, X-rays, Magnesium, Polymethylmethacrylate

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2014 Paper

Detectability and image quality metrics based on robust statistics: following non-linear, noise-reduction filters

J. Eric Tkaczyk, Eri Haneda, Giovanni Palma, Razvan Iordache, Remy Klausz, Mathieu Garayt, Ann-Katherine Carton

Proceedings Volume 9037, 903711 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2042922

KEYWORDS: Nonlinear filtering, Image filtering, Digital filtering, Image processing, Image quality, Linear filtering, Denoising, Gaussian filters, Statistical modeling, Signal to noise ratio

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Proceedings Article | 6 March 2013 Paper

Spectra optimization for dual-energy contrast-enhanced breast CT

Pablo Milioni de Carvalho, Ann-Katherine Carton, Sylvie Saab-Puong, Răzvan Iordache, Serge Muller

Proceedings Volume 8668, 86681Z (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2006911

KEYWORDS: Breast, Iodine, Tissues, Sensors, Monte Carlo methods, X-rays, Spatial resolution, Magnesium, Denoising, Spherical lenses

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2012 Paper

Impact of image acquisition timing on image quality for dual energy contrast-enhanced breast tomosynthesis

Melissa Hill, James Mainprize, Sylvie Puong, Ann-Katherine Carton, Razvan Iordache, Serge Muller, Martin Yaffe

Proceedings Volume 8313, 831308 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.911627

KEYWORDS: Iodine, Reconstruction algorithms, Image quality, Breast, Image acquisition, X-rays, X-ray imaging, Mammography, Digital breast tomosynthesis, Image enhancement

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Proceedings Article | 16 March 2011 Paper

Effects of image lag and scatter for dual-energy contrast-enhanced digital breast tomosynthesis using a CsI flat-panel based system

Ann-Katherine Carton, Sylvie Puong, Razvan Iordache, Serge Muller

Proceedings Volume 7961, 79611D (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.877941

KEYWORDS: Breast, X-rays, Sensors, Tissues, X-ray imaging, Digital breast tomosynthesis, Imaging systems, Image quality, Digital imaging, Iodine

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Proceedings Article | 23 March 2010 Paper

Angular dependence of mammographic dosimeters in digital breast tomosynthesis

Lena Bradley, Ann-Katherine Carton, Andrew D. Maidment

Proceedings Volume 7622, 76225L (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.845369

KEYWORDS: Digital breast tomosynthesis, X-rays, Ionization, Sensors, Solid state electronics, Photodiodes, Signal attenuation, Data modeling, Breast, Aluminum

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Proceedings Article | 22 March 2010 Paper

FFDM image quality assessment using computerized image texture analysis

Rachelle Berger, Ann-Katherine Carton, Andrew D. Maidment, Despina Kontos

Proceedings Volume 7622, 762213 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.845297

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Image analysis, Image quality, Image segmentation, Breast, Imaging systems, Digital imaging, Medicine, Fractal analysis, Digital mammography

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Proceedings Article | 19 March 2010 Paper

Validation and optimization of digital breast tomosynthesis reconstruction using an anthropomorphic software breast phantom

Predrag Bakic, Susan Ng, Peter Ringer, Ann-Katherine Carton, Emily Conant, Andrew D. Maidment

Proceedings Volume 7622, 76220F (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.845299

KEYWORDS: Breast, Tissues, Digital breast tomosynthesis, X-rays, Reconstruction algorithms, Signal attenuation, Image segmentation, Computer simulations, X-ray imaging, Image filtering

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Proceedings Article | 19 March 2010 Paper

Development of a 3D high-resolution physical anthropomorphic breast phantom

Ann-Katherine Carton, Predrag Bakic, Christer Ullberg, Andrew D. Maidment

Proceedings Volume 7622, 762206 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.845367

KEYWORDS: Breast, Tissues, Digital breast tomosynthesis, X-ray imaging, Skin, Prototyping, X-rays, Iodine, Rapid manufacturing, 3D image processing

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Proceedings Article | 18 March 2008 Paper

Breast percent density estimation from 3D reconstructed digital breast tomosynthesis images

Predrag Bakic, Despina Kontos, Ann-Katherine Carton, Andrew D. Maidment

Proceedings Volume 6913, 691318 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.773890

KEYWORDS: Breast, Digital breast tomosynthesis, Tissues, Image segmentation, Mammography, 3D image processing, 3D image reconstruction, Breast cancer, X-ray imaging, Tomography

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Proceedings Article | 17 March 2008 Paper

Simulation of tomosynthesis images based on an anthropomorphic software breast tissue phantom

Nicole Ruiter, Cuiping Zhang, Predrag Bakic, Ann-Katherine Carton, Johnny Kuo, Andrew Maidment

Proceedings Volume 6918, 69182I (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.770372

KEYWORDS: Breast, Tissues, Finite element methods, Chemical elements, Mammography, 3D modeling, Reconstruction algorithms, X-rays, Image compression, Solid modeling

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Proceedings Article | 16 March 2007 Paper

Dual-energy subtraction for contrast-enhanced digital breast tomosynthesis

Ann-Katherine Carton, Karin Lindman, Christer Ullberg, Tom Francke, Andrew Maidment

Proceedings Volume 6510, 651007 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.713703

KEYWORDS: Breast, Image filtering, Tomography, Copper, Iodine, Tin, Sensors, Tissues, Magnesium, Signal to noise ratio

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Proceedings Article | 17 March 2006 Paper

Development and implementation of a user friendly and automated environment for the creation of databases of digital mammograms with simulated microcalcifications

Federica Zanca, Jurgen Jacobs, Paula Pöyry, Chantal Van Ongeval, Ann-Catherine Carton, Tom Deprez, Guy Marchal, Hilde Bosmans

Proceedings Volume 6146, 614615 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.653135

KEYWORDS: Databases, Mammography, Chromium, Breast, Sensors, Composites, X-rays, Visualization, Aluminum, Digital mammography

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Proceedings Article | 2 March 2006 Paper

Quantification for contrast-enhanced digital breast tomosynthesis

Ann-Katherine Carton, Jingjing Li, Michael Albert, Sara Chen, Andrew Maidment

Proceedings Volume 6142, 61420D (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.654682

KEYWORDS: Breast, Iodine, Rhodium, X-rays, Sensors, Copper, Digital breast tomosynthesis, Aluminum, Signal attenuation, Motion models

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Proceedings Article | 20 April 2005 Paper

A software tool for measurement of the modulation transfer function

Yen-Hong Kao, Michael Albert, Ann-Katherine Carton, Hilde Bosmans, Andrew Maidment

Proceedings Volume 5745, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.597323

KEYWORDS: Modulation transfer functions, Error analysis, Edge detection, Convolution, Detection and tracking algorithms, Denoising, Fourier transforms, Imaging systems, Medical imaging, Physics

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Proceedings Article | 20 April 2005 Paper

Camera calibration for synthetic digital tomography

Michael Albert, Ann-Katherine Carton, Andrew Maidment

Proceedings Volume 5745, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.597316

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Sensors, Cameras, Tomography, Matrices, Digital mammography, Radiography, Medical imaging, Machine vision, Computer vision technology

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Proceedings Article | 6 May 2004 Paper

Threshold contrast visibility of microcalcifications in digital mammography

Ann-Katherine Carton, Hilde Bosmans, Dirk Vandenbroucke, Chantal Van Ongeval, Geert Souverijns, Frank Rogge, Guy Marchal

Proceedings Volume 5368, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.536298

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Aluminum, X-ray detectors, Particles, Mammography, Polymethylmethacrylate, Modulation transfer functions, Digital mammography, Visibility

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Proceedings Article | 22 May 2003 Paper

Contrast visibility of simulated microcalcifications in full field mammography systems

Ann-Katherine Carton, Hilde Bosmans, Chantal Van Ongeval, Geert Souverijns, Frank Rogge, Guy Marchal

Proceedings Volume 5034, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.480092

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Mammography, Modulation transfer functions, Breast, Visibility, Polymethylmethacrylate, Aluminum, X-ray detectors, Tissues

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