Can pulmonary malignancies be detected on chest radiographs earlier with CAD?

Congress:

ECR 2010

Poster Number:

C-0878

Type:

Scientific Exhibit

Keywords:

Lung, Respiratory system, Thorax

Authors:

D. Shaham, I. Leichter, N. R. Bogot, A. Manevitch, N. Simanovsky, R. Lederman; Jerusalem/IL

DOI:

10.1594/ecr2010/C-0878

DOI-Link:

https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/ecr2010/C-0878

Conclusion

Both lesion size and visibility had a non-significant impact on CAD sensitivity for thoracic lesions. This may have had an impact on the ability of CAD to detect malignant chest findings on earlier radiographs up to 59 weeks prior to biopsy.