A stepwedge-based method for measuring breast density: Observer variability and comparison with human reading

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 7622, Issue PART 1, 2010, Pages

  Diffey, Jenny ^a,b   Berks, Michael ^a   Hufton, Alan ^b   Chung, Camilla ^a   Verow, Rosanne ^a   Morrison, Joanna ^a   Wilson, Mary ^c   Boggis, Caroline ^c   Morris, Julie ^c   Maxwell, Anthony ^d   Astley, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast density; Observer variability; Volumetric technique

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; BREAST DENSITY; BREAST SCREENING; COEFFICIENTS OF VARIATIONS; GLANDULAR TISSUE; GOOD CORRELATIONS; INTEROBSERVER VARIABILITY; INTRA-OBSERVER VARIABILITY; OBSERVER-VARIABILITY; SEMI-AUTOMATED; SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES; VOLUMETRIC TECHNIQUES;

SEPARATION; TISSUE;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 84873905829     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.844265     Document Type: Conference Paper

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