Observer productivity reading full-field-of-view digital mammograms: an evaluation of a softcopy workstation supported by a high-capacity high-performance display buffer

Peter E. Shile; Tatsuya Fujii; Vivin Ramamurthy; G. James Blaine; Jerome R. Cox Jr.; R. Gilbert Jost M.D.

doi:10.1117/12.274582

22 May 1997 Observer productivity reading full-field-of-view digital mammograms: an evaluation of a softcopy workstation supported by a high-capacity high-performance display buffer

Peter E. Shile, Tatsuya Fujii, Vivin Ramamurthy, G. James Blaine, Jerome R. Cox Jr., R. Gilbert Jost M.D.

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Proceedings Volume 3035, Medical Imaging 1997: PACS Design and Evaluation: Engineering and Clinical Issues; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.274582
Event: Medical Imaging 1997, 1997, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

This study examines an image navigation system designed for a digital workstation supported by a high-capacity, high performance video frame buffer. We compare the time required for mammographers to identify and assess changes in targets imbedded in digital mammograms viewed on the workstation compared to the time required for the same task on laser printed film viewed on a multiviewer. Preliminary results indicate that mammography screening studies can be analyzed as quickly on softcopy as on hardcopy. However, affordable hardware that supports this type of image navigation remains an important problem.

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Peter E. Shile, Tatsuya Fujii, Vivin Ramamurthy, G. James Blaine, Jerome R. Cox Jr., and R. Gilbert Jost M.D. "Observer productivity reading full-field-of-view digital mammograms: an evaluation of a softcopy workstation supported by a high-capacity high-performance display buffer", Proc. SPIE 3035, Medical Imaging 1997: PACS Design and Evaluation: Engineering and Clinical Issues, (22 May 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.274582

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