Evaluation of image quality using human and numerical observers

This work reports an investigation in which localization-receiver-operating-characteristics (LROC) studies employing hybrid images were used. Hybrid images are normal Ga-67 scans modified by the addition of Monte Carlo simulated lesions. After determining a target image contrast using human observer...

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Main Author: Pereira, Nicholas F
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2008
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3336949