Two-alternative forced-choice evaluation of 3D CT angiograms

Damiaan F. Habets; Brian E. Chapman; Allan J. Fox; Derek E. Hyde; David W. Holdsworth

doi:10.1117/12.431188

26 June 2001 Two-alternative forced-choice evaluation of 3D CT angiograms

Damiaan F. Habets, Brian E. Chapman, Allan J. Fox, Derek E. Hyde, David W. Holdsworth

Proceedings Volume 4324, Medical Imaging 2001: Image Perception and Performance; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.431188
Event: Medical Imaging 2001, 2001, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

This study describes the development and evaluation of an appropriate methodology to study observer performance when comparing 2D and 3D angiographic techniques. 3D-CT angiograms were obtained from patients with cerebral aneurysms or occlusive carotid artery disease and perspective rendering of this 3D data was performed to produce maximum intensity projections (MIP) at view angles identical to digital subtraction angiography (DSA) images. Two-alternative-forced-choice methodology (2AFC) was then used to determine the percent correct (P_c), which is equivalent to the area A_z under the receiver-operating characteristic (RTOC) curve. In a comparison of CRA MIP images and DSA images of the intracranial vasculature, the average value of P_c was 0.90+/- 0.03. Perspective reprojection produces digitally reconstructed radiographs (DRRs) with image quality that is nearly equivalent to conventional DSA, with the additional clinical advantage of providing digitally reconstructed images at an unlimited number of viewing angles.

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Damiaan F. Habets, Brian E. Chapman, Allan J. Fox, Derek E. Hyde, and David W. Holdsworth "Two-alternative forced-choice evaluation of 3D CT angiograms", Proc. SPIE 4324, Medical Imaging 2001: Image Perception and Performance, (26 June 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.431188

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