Evaluation of Digital Mammography Display

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to experimentally determine the diagnostic accuracy and clinical acceptability of digitally acquired mammograms displayed on softcopy display compared to laser printed hardcopy. Implementation of state of the art digital mammography and displays in the clinical setting is underway. We have investigated image display enhancement methods that have demonstrated improvement in feature detection in the laboratory. We are now implementing the best image processing methods into state of the art high resolution, high brightness displays coupled to a full field digital mammography unit. We are now obtaining digital mammograms under a clinical protocol that will allow us to carry out a pilot observer study to compare laser printed film images vs workstation displays.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA336840

Entities

People

  • Etta Pisano

Organizations

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Algorithms
  • Breast Cancer
  • Brightness
  • Clinical Trials
  • Computer Science
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Digital Images
  • Gray Scale
  • Health Services
  • High Resolution
  • Image Processing
  • Medical Personnel
  • Neoplasms
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Medical Imaging.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy