A software tool for increased efficiency in observer performance studies in radiology

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 45-52

  Börjesson, Sara ^a   Håkansson, Markus ^a   Båth, Magnus ^a   Kheddache, Susanne ^a   Svensson, Sune ^a   Tingberg, Anders ^b   Grahn, Anna ^b   Ruschin, Mark ^b   Hemdal, Bengt ^b   Mattsson, Sören ^a   Månsson, Lars Gunnar ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERFORMANCE; RADIOLOGY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK REDUCTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAMMOGRAPHY; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RADIOLOGY; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; ROC CURVE; SOFTWARE; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 21244499800     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch550     Document Type: Article

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