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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-6-28
pubmed:abstractText
To investigate the performance of a computerized method for the automated detection of clustered microcalcifications in digitized mammograms from a variety of screening centers, the authors invited 118 radiologists to bring up to five mammograms to their scientific exhibit at the 1993 meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Forty-three mammograms from 14 sites were brought to the exhibit, where they were digitized and analyzed. Results of the analysis on the RSNA cases were compared with those obtained on a standard database of 39 mammograms collected from two centers. The performance of the detection algorithm on the RSNA images was lower than that achieved on the standard database. This lower performance was due in part to the higher fraction of very subtle clustered microcalcifications in the RSNA cases, as well as the apparent dependence of the algorithm on image characteristics (eg, contrast and noise), which varied from center to center. The authors conclude that the algorithm is robust and accurate enough to undergo clinical testing. When it is implemented clinically, the computerized scheme must be customized to the image characteristics at each specific screening center to obtain optimal performance.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0271-5333
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
443-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Computerized detection of clustered microcalcifications: evaluation of performance on mammograms from multiple centers.
pubmed:affiliation
Kurt Rossmann Laboratories for Radiologic Image Research, Department of Radiology, University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't