Ultrasound is the best imaging modality for comprehensive evaluation of the thyroid. The thyroid is best imaged using a high-frequency linear probe with the patient in a supine position with…
Radiologists very frequently encounter incidental findings related to the thyroid gland. Given increases in imaging use over the past several decades, thyroid incidentalomas are increasingly encountered in clinical practice, and…
Thyroid nodules are a common clinical problem encountered in an endocrine practice. More and more thyroid nodules are now being detected on unrelated imaging studies, leading to an increased diagnosis…
8 Perceptual Factors in Reading Medical Images Elizabeth A. Krupinski The interpretation of medical images relies on a combination of many factors, including perception, cognition, human factors, technology, and even…
21 Perception of Volumetric Data Geoffrey D. Rubin , Trafton Drew , and Lauren H. Williams 21.1 Introduction Given the increasing proportion of medical images in clinical practice that are…
2 A Short History of Image Perception in Medical Radiology Harold Kundel and Calvin F. Nodine Offering an account of the past, in disciplinary histories as in ethnic and national…
4 Signal Detection Theory: A Brief History Arthur Burgess 4.1 Introduction I will first describe early investigations of the effects of noise in images, starting with Albert Rose’s (1948) fluctuations…
24 CAD: An Image Perception Perspective MaryEllen Giger and Weijie Chen 24.1 Introduction Computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) in medical imaging is generally defined as a diagnosis made by a radiologist who…
33 Perception Issues in Pathology Liron Pantanowitz , Claudia Mello-Thoms , and Elizabeth A. Krupinski 33.1 Role of Perception in Pathology The practice of pathology is largely dependent on visual…
23 Breast Screen Reader Assessment Strategy (BREAST): A Research Infrastructure with a Translational Objective Patrick Brennan , Lee Warwick , and Kriscia Tapia 23.1 Overview Early diagnosis of breast cancer…