| Computer-aided detection of pulmonary embolism at CT pulmonary angiography: can it improve performance of inexperienced readers? | |
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PMID: 21225269 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of a computer-aided detection (CAD) algorithm on the performance of novice readers for detection of pulmonary embolism (PE) at CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We included CTPA examinations of 79 patients (50 female, 52 ± 18 years). Studies were evaluated by two independent inexperienced readers who marked all vessels containing PE. After 3 months all studies were reevaluated by the same two readers, this time aided by CAD prototype. A consensus read by three expert radiologists served as the reference standard. Statistical analysis used χ(2) and McNemar testing. RESULTS: Expert consensus revealed 119 PEs in 32 studies. For PE detection, the sensitivity of CAD alone was 78%. Inexperienced readers' initial interpretations had an average per-PE sensitivity of 50%, which improved to 71% (p < 0.001) with CAD as a second reader. False positives increased from 0.18 to 0.25 per study (p = 0.03). Per-study, the readers initially detected 27/32 positive studies (84%); with CAD this number increased to 29.5 studies (92%; p = 0.125). CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that CAD significantly improves the sensitivity of PE detection for inexperienced readers with a small but appreciable increase in the rate of false positives. |
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Kevin N Blackmon; Charles Florin; Luca Bogoni; Joshua W McCain; James D Koonce; Heon Lee; Gorka Bastarrika; Christian Thilo; Philip Costello; Marcos Salganicoff; U Joseph Schoepf |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-1-13 |
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Title: European radiology Volume: - ISSN: 1432-1084 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
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Created Date: 2011-1-12 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9114774 Medline TA: Eur Radiol Country: - |
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Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Ashley River Tower, MSC 226 25 Courtenay Drive, Charleston, SC, 29401, USA. |
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