Influence of Computer-Aided Detection on Performance of Screening Mammography

Impact of computer-aided detection prompts on screening mammography

Computer Aided Detection on Mammography

A typical definition of the Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD), found in literature, can be: A diagnosis made by a radiologist using the output of a computerized scheme for automated image analysis as a diagnostic aid. Often it is possible to find the expression Computer Aided Detection (CAD or CADe): this definition emphasizes the intent of CAD to support rather than substitute the human observer ...

Interpretation time of computer-aided detection at screening mammography.

PURPOSE To prospectively determine the interpretation time associated with computer-aided detection (CAD) and to analyze how CAD affected radiologists' decisions and their level of confidence in their interpretations of digital screening mammograms. MATERIALS AND METHODS An Institutional Review Board exemption was obtained, and patient consent was waived in this HIPAA compliant study. The par...

Computer Aided Detection in Mammography

Breast cancer is a major health concern being responsible for the second most number of deaths caused by cancer in women. Early detection is therefore crucial to help reduce the number of deaths. At the moment, mammography is the best tool available to screen for early breast cancer. However, the detection of lesions in mammograms is a difficult procedure due to several factors the most promine...

Computer-aided detection in screening mammography: variability in cues.

PURPOSE To evaluate the variability of true-positive and false-positive cues by using a commercially available computer-aided detection (CAD) system for analysis of 50 malignancies in a screening population. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty breast cancers detected at screening were analyzed by using a commercially available CAD system. Mean patient age was 62.2 years. Each set of mammograms (crani...