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FIGURE 12.6 Slices from a dual modality tomographic scan of a breast with 7.9 cm compressed thickness. The slices
are 1 mm thick and consecutive slices are spaced by 10 mm. The top row contains the x-ray tomosynthesis images; the
middle row contains the gamma emission tomosynthesis slices; and the bottom row contains the merged slices. The large
region of poorly differentiated carcinoma is clearly visible in a number of slices.

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