The impact of using a JAFROC or ROC approach on the conclusions of a typical observer performance study



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Radiologist Variation In Performance Reading Mammograms

For women with breast symptoms such as lumps, the ability of diagnostic mammograms to detect breast cancer accurately depends strongly on which radiologist reads them, according to a Group Health study published online on December 11 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. When a woman gets a mammogram, she wants to know that if she has breast cancer, the mammogram will be likely to detect it, said study leader Diana Miglioretti, PhD, ...