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Some radiologists harbor latent suspicion of mammography computer-aided detection (CAD) technology due to its low specificity. But interactively utilizing CAD software during the interpretation process may result in improved detection of breast masses, according to research from Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre in the Netherlands.
In this approach, readers use their computer mouse to probe regions for CAD information during reading, rather than viewing traditional CAD marks after the case is read. In an evaluation of this technique, readers performed better with interactive CAD than with unaided reading, according to Nico Karssemeijer, Ph.D.
He presented the institution's research at the 2008 RSNA meeting in Chicago, and our coverage of the presentation is the subject of this month's Insider Exclusive article. To learn more about the interactive use of CAD, click here.
In other RSNA stories we're featuring this month in your Advanced Visualization Digital Community, an investigational CAD system is showing promise for improved detection of lymph nodes. Also, a new four-view CAD technique may improve sensitivity for detecting breast masses.
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