Method To Study The Effect Of Controlled Changes Of Breast Image Total System Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) On Diagnostic Accuracy

Jose A. Bencomo; Arthur G. Haus; David D. Paulus; Charles A. Hill; Wende W. Logan; Dennis A. Johnston

doi:10.1117/12.933812

29 December 1982 Method To Study The Effect Of Controlled Changes Of Breast Image Total System Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) On Diagnostic Accuracy

Jose A. Bencomo, Arthur G. Haus, David D. Paulus, Charles A. Hill, Wende W. Logan, Dennis A. Johnston

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Proceedings Volume 0347, Application of Optical Instrumentation in Medicine X; (1982) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.933812
Event: Application of Optical Instrumentation in Medicine X, 1982, New Orleans, United States

Abstract

One hundred and fifty conventional craniocaudad mammographic images representing various benign and malignant breast conditions were obtained and four separate copies of the original images were made, each having a specific and different change in resolution. Three experienced mammographers evaluated the randomly arranged original images and copies and recorded their analysis. The analysis included visibility of various anatomical breast structures and pathological lesions (-masses and calcifications), subjective image quality, and mammographic interpretation. The resulting 2,250 evaluations were analyzed by Receiver Operating Characteristics Analysis. No statistically significant difference in performance was demonstrated by the radiologists in the range of the resolution changes evaluated.

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Jose A. Bencomo, Arthur G. Haus, David D. Paulus, Charles A. Hill, Wende W. Logan, and Dennis A. Johnston "Method To Study The Effect Of Controlled Changes Of Breast Image Total System Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) On Diagnostic Accuracy", Proc. SPIE 0347, Application of Optical Instrumentation in Medicine X, (29 December 1982); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.933812

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