How much is enough? Factors affecting the optimal interpretation of breast screening mammograms

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 6515, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Scott, Hazel J ^a   Gale, Alastair G ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Best practice; Breast screening; Case volume; Performance; PERFORMS; Radiologist; Sensitivity; Task frequency; Time on task

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL EDUCATION; RADIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THIN FILMS;

BEST PRACTICE; BREAST SCREENING; CASE VOLUME; TASK FREQUENCY; TIME-ON-TASK;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

EID: 35148827722     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.708159     Document Type: Conference Paper

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