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Chest radiographs obtained with shaped filters: evaluation by observer performance tests

Conference · · Radiology; (United States)
OSTI ID:7064322
The effectiveness of a shaped filter in improving nodule and infiltrate detection was measured by observer performance testing. Seven observers read 152 test radiographs of the chest obtained from human volunteers. Half the test radiographs had target image observer performance in detecting nodule or infiltrate images was compared with the shaped-filter system and with a conventional chest imaging system. The results were analyzed using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) techniques and indicate that the filter technique was not significantly different from the conventional technique in infiltrate depiction. Observer performance in detecting nodules was slightly worse on images obtained with the shaped-filter system.
Research Organization:
Dept. of Radiology, Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
OSTI ID:
7064322
Report Number(s):
CONF-861136-
Conference Information:
Journal Name: Radiology; (United States) Journal Volume: 159:3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English