Comparison of Doctors' Readings with Results of CAD System Detection in Mammography
Daisuke Fukuoka, Takeshi Hara, Tokiko Endo, Norimitsu Shinohara, Hiroshi Fujita, M Ikeda, Toyohiro Ohta, Hitoshi Yoshimura · Japanese Journal of Radiological Technology · 2000
We have been developing a computer-aided diagnosis(CAD)system for mammograms and have reported our evaluation studies. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential effectiveness of the system in detecting mammographic cancers in terms of mass and clustered microcalcifications by comparing the performance of 40 doctors and the CAD system in evaluating 340 mammograms, and also employing ROC analysis by a radiologist as a preliminary study. We found that our CAD system could be useful if physicians take account of its results in their interpretation, because our CAD system detected candidates missed by some doctors. These results imply that our CAD system has potential usefulness for improving the accuracy of diagnosis in mammography.