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First published online August 20, 2007
British Journal of Radiology (2007) 80, 738-743
© 2007 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/48049509

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Influence of display quality on radiologists' performance in the detection of lung nodules on radiographs

N Buls, MSc W Shabana, MD, PhD P Verbeek, MD P Pevenage, MD and J De Mey, MD, PhD

Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), Department of Radiology, Laarbeeklaan 101, B-1090, Belgium


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Figure 1. (a) Receiver operating characteristic curves for five display systems. (b) The same data for a false-positive fraction scale up to 0.3. A significantly reduced performance was observed for CRT-5MP and CRTc-1MP.

 

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Figure 2. Examples of simulated nodules on PA chest radiographs and their detection on various displays by three observers.

 





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