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11 April 1996 Assisting the radiologist to greater accuracy
David J. Getty
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Abstract
We have developed a method for improving the accuracy of image-based diagnosis by providing the radiologist with image-reading and decision-making aids. The image-reading aid is a checklist of visual features to guide the radiologist through a systematic assessment of the features of a detected abnormality. The decision aid is a computer-based statistical decision rule that accepts the feature assessments made by the radiologist, and returns an advisory estimate of the probability that disease is present. I discuss the steps involved in developing and testing these aids, and present illustrative examples of their successful application in mammography. I describe other possible benefits of a feature-based diagnostic system in improving report standardization, training of radiologists, quality assurance, and automated report-writing. Finally, I discuss potentially greater improvements in diagnostic accuracy that may be realized through the future development of hybrid systems in which a radiologist and computer interact, and systems combining features from multiple tests or sources.
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David J. Getty "Assisting the radiologist to greater accuracy", Proc. SPIE 2708, Medical Imaging 1996: Physics of Medical Imaging, (11 April 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.237773
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KEYWORDS
Diagnostics

Computing systems

Mammography

Visualization

Image processing

Imaging systems

Statistical analysis

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