Assessment of the influence of display veiling glare on observer and model performance

Elizabeth A. Krupinski; Jeffrey Lubin; Hans Roehrig; Jeffrey Johnson; John Nafziger

doi:10.1117/12.650677

17 March 2006 Assessment of the influence of display veiling glare on observer and model performance

Elizabeth A. Krupinski, Jeffrey Lubin, Hans Roehrig, Jeffrey Johnson, John Nafziger

Proceedings Volume 6146, Medical Imaging 2006: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment; 614609 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.650677
Event: Medical Imaging, 2006, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We evaluated human observer and model (JNDmetrix) performance to assess whether the veiling glare of a digital display influences performance in softcopy interpretation of mammographic images. 160 mammographic images, half with a single mass, were processed to simulate four levels of veiling glare: none, comparable to a typical cathode ray tube (CRT) display, double a CRT and quadruple a CRT. Six radiologist observers were shown the images in a randomized presentation order on a liquid crystal display (LCD) that had relatively no veiling glare. The JNDmetrix human visual system model also analyzed the images. Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) techniques showed that performance declined with increasing veiling glare (F = 6.884, p = 0.0035). Quadruple veiling glare yielded significantly lower performance than the lower veiling glare levels. The JNDmetrix model did not predict a reduction in performance with changes in veiling glare, and correlation with the human observer data was modest (0.588). Display veiling glare may influence observer performance, but only at very high levels.

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Elizabeth A. Krupinski, Jeffrey Lubin, Hans Roehrig, Jeffrey Johnson, and John Nafziger "Assessment of the influence of display veiling glare on observer and model performance", Proc. SPIE 6146, Medical Imaging 2006: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment, 614609 (17 March 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.650677

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