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 soft copy display compared to laser printed hard copy. Implementation of state-of-the-art digital mammography and displays in the clinical setting are completed. We have investigated image display enhancement methods that have demonstrated improvement in feature detection in the laboratory. We are now evaluating eight different methods of image processing in a "preference" observer study using clinical digitally acquired mammograms. Based on the results of these data, we will proceed with a larger clinical trial to evaluate the timing and accuracy of soft copy and hard copy display methods.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA367536

Entities

People

  • Etta Pisano

Organizations

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Clinical Trials
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Digital Images
  • Digital Information
  • Films
  • Gray Scale
  • Hard Copy
  • Health Services
  • Image Processing
  • Mammography
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • Observers
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Physics

Readers

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Medical Imaging.
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy