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Health Phys 2008 Apr;94(4):338-44

Medical Physics Department, Agios Savvas Hospital, 171 Alexandras Avenue, 115 22, Athens, Greece.

In this study the performance of a new mammographic film, the XMA (Retina), was evaluated in comparison with HT (Agfa). The comparison was made in terms of sensitometric characteristics and in terms of image quality and speed when combined with four different cassettes-HDS (Agfa), Min-R 2000 and Min-R 2190 (Kodak), and AD-MA (Fuji)-using the Leeds TOR(MAX) Mammographic Quality Control phantom. The entrance surface air kerma was calculated from exposure factors and the relative speed of each screen-film combination was determined. Read More

Br J Radiol 2006 Feb;79(938):123-9

Medical Physics Department, Medical School, University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias, 115 27, Athens, Greece.

In this study the effect of different mammographic screen-film combinations on image quality and breast dose, and the correlation between the various image quality parameters, breast dose and the sensitometric parameters of a film were investigated. Three Agfa (MR5-II, HDR, HT), two Kodak (Min-R M, Min-R 2000), one Fuji (AD-M), one Konica (CM-H) and one Ferrania (HM plus) single emulsion mammographic films were combined with three intensifying screens (Agfa HDS, Kodak Min-R 2190 and Fuji AD-MA). The film characteristics were determined by sensitometry, while the image quality and the dose to the breast of the resulting 24 screen-film combinations were assessed using a mammography quality control phantom. Read More

Phys Med Biol 2005 Jun 18;50(11):2617-31. Epub 2005 May 18.

Institut Universitaire de Radiophysique Appliquée, CH-1007 Lausanne, Switzerland.

This work compares the detector performance and image quality of the new Kodak Min-R EV mammography screen-film system with the Fuji CR Profect detector and with other current mammography screen-film systems from Agfa, Fuji and Kodak. Basic image quality parameters (MTF, NPS, NEQ and DQE) were evaluated for a 28 kV Mo/Mo (HVL = 0.646 mm Al) beam using different mAs exposure settings. Read More

Br J Radiol 2001 Sep;74(885):825-35

National Co-ordinating Centre for the Physics of Mammography, Guildford GU2 7XX, UK.

The objective of this study was to determine the implications of using Fuji AD-M and Kodak min-R 2000, two high contrast X-ray film types developed for mammography. Evaluation of the Fuji AD-M film was divided into two parts. The first part was a contralateral comparison between mammograms using Fuji AD-M and Fuji UM-MA HC film-screen combinations. Read More

Acad Radiol 1999 Aug;6(8):464-70

Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill 27599-7510, USA.

Rationale And Objectives: Any given mammographic film will exhibit changes in sensitometric response and image resolution as processing variables are altered. Developer type, immersion time, and temperature have been shown to affect the contrast of the mammographic image and thus lesion visibility. The authors evaluated the effect of altering processing variables, including film type, developer type, and immersion time, on the visibility of masses, fibrils, and speaks in a standard mammographic phantom. Read More