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      The feasibility of vision-supported computer-based training in digital mammography

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      Breast Cancer Research : BCR
      BioMed Central
      Royal College of Radiologists Breast Group Annual Scientific Meeting
      1-3 November 2009

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          Introduction Full-field digital mammography (FFDM) screening necessitates training more users to interpret digital images, as well as facilitating computer-based training employing a range of display devices. The feasibility of training naïve observers to examine mammographic images using different forms of vision-supported training on a PC monitor was examined. Methods A set of recent screening cases were first examined by an experienced radiologist and both his visual search behaviour and verbal commentary recorded. Twenty naive observers were then familiarised with abnormal mammographic appearance, concentrating on masses and calcifications. They were then split into four different training groups (examining mammographic images with: overlay of the radiologist's visual search; playback of the radiologist's commentary; mammographic regions of interest highlighted; or only regions of interest presented) using 20 two-view cases and a control group. Before and after training, each participant was tested on a set of 21 cases and required to identify whether an abnormality was present. Participants' eye-movements were recorded and a 21'' LCD monitor was used throughout to view the images. Results Examination of visual search and performance data, pre- and post-training, indicated that only 14% of responses identified the correct features and their locations. Errors were due to search (>60%), detection (<20%) and interpretation (<18%) factors. Approaches that emphasised the region of interest around an abnormality caused observers to fixate these areas for longer periods and produced fewer errors. Conclusion The introduction of FFDM allows a variety of displays and computer-based approaches to be used for training purposes.

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          Conference
          Breast Cancer Res
          Breast Cancer Res
          Breast Cancer Research : BCR
          BioMed Central
          1465-5411
          1465-542X
          2009
          26 October 2009
          : 11
          : Suppl 2
          : P29
          Affiliations
          [1 ]Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
          [2 ]Nottingham Breast Institute, Nottingham, UK
          Article
          bcr2399
          10.1186/bcr2399
          4284860
          7c6d7645-66b0-4fab-99ef-a1485a26511a
          Copyright © 2009 Chen et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
          Royal College of Radiologists Breast Group Annual Scientific Meeting
          Belfast, Northern Ireland
          1-3 November 2009
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          Oncology & Radiotherapy
          Oncology & Radiotherapy

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