Radiographic Applications of Signal Detection Theory

David J. Goodenough; Kurt Rossmann; Lee B. Lusted

doi:10.1148/105.1.199

Abstract

Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves describe observer performance in the detection of small noiselimited signals such as the image of a 2 mm Lucite bead against a background of radiographic mottle. A combination of a fast-speed screen and normal-speed :film yields greater signal detectability than a combination of a medium-speed screen and fast-speed film.

Keywords

MedicineRadiographyReceiver operating characteristicObserver (physics)SIGNAL (programming language)Detection theoryMottleOpticsNuclear medicineRadiologyDetectorPhysics

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Year: 1972
Type: article
Volume: 105
Issue: 1
Pages: 199-200
Citations: 49
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                                    David J. Goodenough, 
                                
                                    Kurt Rossmann, 
                                
                                    Lee B. Lusted
                                
                            (1972). 
                            Radiographic Applications of Signal Detection Theory. 
                            Radiology
                            , 105
                            (1)
                            , 199-200.
                            https://doi.org/10.1148/105.1.199

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DOI: 10.1148/105.1.199