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. We have conducted observer studies both under laboratory conditions and under simulated conditions. We have used computer generated lesions and we have used real clinical mammograms to evaluate different image processing techniques. Our preliminary results indicate that choice image processing method is a function of the type of lesion and machine type. We have developed a mammography workstation that is easy to use and fast. The observer studies that will determine the diagnostic accuracy and acceptability of the digital mammograms and the soft copy display are presently under way and the results will be known by the end of the year, 1999.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA382737

Entities

People

  • Etta Pisano

Organizations

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptability
  • Accuracy
  • Carcinoma
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Detectors
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Digital Images
  • Gray Scale
  • Health Services
  • Image Processing
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Medical Personnel
  • Network Science

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Oncology and Biomarker-Based Cancer Detection.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy