Breast screening: visual search and observer performance

Alastair G. Gale; C. Julie Savage; E. F. Pawley; A. R. M. Wilson; E. J. Roebuck

doi:10.1117/12.171751

1 April 1994 Breast screening: visual search and observer performance

Alastair G. Gale, C. Julie Savage, E. F. Pawley, A. R. M. Wilson, E. J. Roebuck

Proceedings Volume 2166, Medical Imaging 1994: Image Perception; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.171751
Event: Medical Imaging 1994, 1994, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

An overview of the UK breast screening program is presented and the importance of observer performance to its success is shown. A conceptual model is presented which leads to the consideration of diagnostic errors in three classes. Appropriate training can help reduce the occurrence of these errors. Data are presented from a national self assessment program which aims to give radiologists insight into aspects of their performance. In particular, information on calcification detection and the benefits of double reading is considered as a means of improving cancer detection rates.

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Alastair G. Gale, C. Julie Savage, E. F. Pawley, A. R. M. Wilson, and E. J. Roebuck "Breast screening: visual search and observer performance", Proc. SPIE 2166, Medical Imaging 1994: Image Perception, (1 April 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.171751

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