Abstract
Purpose: We have used receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis to compare screen assessment of digitized radiographic films transmitted by a teleradiology system, with evaluation of the original radiographs on film.
Material and Methods: The material contained 120 cases (about 50% with selected pathology) that were difficult to diagnose. Four radiologists each evaluated half of the cases on film, and half on computer screen. The screen display was 1024×836 pixels with 8 bits/pixel.
Results: We found the accuracy and sensitivity of the teleradiology system to be clearly inferior to film evaluation.
Conclusion: Improvement is needed both in the teleradiology system, and in the training of radiologists to work on the electronic workstation.
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