Computer-assisted detection of pulmonary nodules: performance evaluation of an expert knowledge-based detection system in consensus reading with experienced and inexperienced chest radiologists

European Radiology
K MartenC Engelke

Abstract

To evaluate the performance of experienced versus inexperienced radiologists in comparison and in consensus with an interactive computer-aided detection (CAD) system for detection of pulmonary nodules. Eighteen consecutive patients (mean age: 62.2 years; range 29-83 years) prospectively underwent routine 16-row multislice computed tomography (MSCT). Four blinded radiologists (experienced: readers 1, 2; inexperienced: readers 3, 4) assessed image data against CAD for pulmonary nodules. Thereafter, consensus readings of readers 1+3, reader 1+CAD and reader 3+CAD were performed. Data were compared against an independent gold standard. Statistical tests used to calculate interobserver agreement, reader performance and nodule size were Kappa, ROC and Mann-Whitney U. CAD and experienced readers outperformed inexperienced readers (Az=0.72, 0.71, 0.73, 0.49 and 0.50 for CAD, readers 1-4, respectively; P<0.05). Performance of reader 1+CAD was superior to single reader and reader 1+3 performances (Az=0.93, 0.72 for reader 1+CAD and reader 1+3 consensus, respectively, P<0.05). Reader 3+CAD did not perform superiorly to experienced readers or CAD (Az=0.79 for reader 3+CAD; P>0.05). Consensus of reader 1+CAD significantly outperformed all o...Continue Reading

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