Comparison of observer performance on soft-copy reading of digital chest radiographs: High resolution liquid-crystal display monitors versus cathode-ray tube monitors

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-18

  Park, Chang Min ^a   Lee, Hyun Ju ^a   Goo, Jin Mo ^a   Han, Dae Hee ^b   Kim, Ji Hoon ^b   Lim, Keun Young ^c   Kim, Seung Ho ^a   Kang, Jimmy Jayoung ^a   Kim, Kwang Gi ^c   Lee, Chang Hyun ^a   Chun, Eun Ju ^a   Im, Jung Gi ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

^c National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Diagnostic radiology; Digital; Lung; Observer performance; Radiography

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CATHODE RAYS; DIAGNOSIS; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; RADIOGRAPHY;

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY; LUNGS; OBSERVER PERFORMANCE;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LIGHT; LIQUID CRYSTAL; LUNG NODULE; MONITOR; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

DATA DISPLAY; HUMANS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LUNG DISEASES; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; ROC CURVE;

EID: 41249099379     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.05.023     Document Type: Article

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