Potential of computer-aided diagnosis to reduce variability in radiologists' interpretations of mammograms depicting microcalcifications

Radiology

Volumn 220, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 787-794

  Jiang, Y ^a   Nishikawa, R M ^a   Schmidt, R A ^a   Toledano, A Y ^a   Doi, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms, calcification, 00.81; Breast neoplasms, diagnosis ,00.30; Computers, diagnostic aid; Diagnostic radiology, observer performance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CALCIFICATION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0034871408     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.220001257     Document Type: Article

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