Computational assessment of mammography accreditation phantom images and correlation with human observer analysis

Bruno Barufaldi; Kristen C. Lau; Homero Schiabel; D. A. Maidment

doi:10.1117/12.2082074

17 March 2015 Computational assessment of mammography accreditation phantom images and correlation with human observer analysis

Bruno Barufaldi, Kristen C. Lau, Homero Schiabel, D. A. Maidment

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Proceedings Volume 9416, Medical Imaging 2015: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment; 941606 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2082074
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2015, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Routine performance of basic test procedures and dose measurements are essential for assuring high quality of mammograms. International guidelines recommend that breast care providers ascertain that mammography systems produce a constant high quality image, using as low a radiation dose as is reasonably achievable. The main purpose of this research is to develop a framework to monitor radiation dose and image quality in a mixed breast screening and diagnostic imaging environment using an automated tracking system. This study presents a module of this framework, consisting of a computerized system to measure the image quality of the American College of Radiology mammography accreditation phantom. The methods developed combine correlation approaches, matched filters, and data mining techniques. These methods have been used to analyze radiological images of the accreditation phantom. The classification of structures of interest is based upon reports produced by four trained readers. As previously reported, human observers demonstrate great variation in their analysis due to the subjectivity of human visual inspection. The software tool was trained with three sets of 60 phantom images in order to generate decision trees using the software WEKA (Waikato Environment for Knowledge Analysis). When tested with 240 images during the classification step, the tool correctly classified 88%, 99%, and 98%, of fibers, speck groups and masses, respectively. The variation between the computer classification and human reading was comparable to the variation between human readers. This computerized system not only automates the quality control procedure in mammography, but also decreases the subjectivity in the expert evaluation of the phantom images.

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Bruno Barufaldi, Kristen C. Lau, Homero Schiabel, and D. A. Maidment "Computational assessment of mammography accreditation phantom images and correlation with human observer analysis", Proc. SPIE 9416, Medical Imaging 2015: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment, 941606 (17 March 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2082074

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Mammography

Computing systems

Image classification

Image quality

Breast

Image processing

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