Radiologic Decision Making And Physical Image Properties

Harold L. Kundel

doi:10.1117/12.7972249

1 August 1978 Radiologic Decision Making And Physical Image Properties

Harold L. Kundel

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 17, Issue 4, 174393 (August 1978). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.7972249

Abstract

The objective of this work is to relate the performance of radiologists as measured by the probability of detecting a nodular abnormality on a chest film to the properties of the nodule and its surrounding structures measured by a microdensitometer from the film. A parameter called conspicuity has been defined. It consists of measurements of the size, shape, contrast, and the edge gradient of the nodule divided by a measurement of the complexity of the surrounding structures that tend to camouflage the nodule. Conspicuity has been measured for simulated nodules and for a series of real nodules that were originally missed in clinical practice but later detected. Correlation between film reader performance and conspicuity was found.

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Harold L. Kundel "Radiologic Decision Making And Physical Image Properties," Optical Engineering 17(4), 174393 (1 August 1978). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.7972249

Published: 1 August 1978

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