Empowering vision:Digital Tomosynthesis

In traditional X-rays, body volumes are flattened in output that superimposes soft tissue, bones and different structures in a single image.

This limitation, together with the high costs and dimensions associated with computed tomography, has oriented research towards algorithm-based solutions capable of improving the compromise between hardware integrability, execution speed and reliability of the results.

This research led to Digital Tomosynthesis, a library that makes a volumetric reconstruction of the patient's body, guaranteeing clinical outcomes of high technical quality, hardware portability and economic sustainability.

For the tomosynthesis algorithm, each individual projection is acquired at different angles and therefore contains different points of view of the framed object.

By knowing the position of the X-ray source, the detector and the volume, and drawing on the different viewpoints of the projections, the volume is reconstructed in three dimensions.

With this three-dimensional analysis, the individual tomosynthesis images enable greater visibility and finer detail than with standard radiography.

The three main strengths:

• seamless integration with acquisition software (works directly within the tomosynthesis workflow)
• quick algorithm execution
• CE-certified library

Once the system has completed the acquisition of the X-ray projections, the images and the mechanical configuration are provided to the Digital Tomosynthesis algorithm. Without weighing or slowing down the process, DTS reconstructs the three-dimensional volume as a set of planes. The volume is provided to the user software, which proceeds with the visualisation for medical reporting.