Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 298-308 , March 2010

Diagnostic Performance of a Prototype Dual-Energy Chest Imaging System: ROC Analysis

  • Hany Kashani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ontario Cancer Institute, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Carlos A. Varon, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Ontario Cancer Institute, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Narinder S. Paul, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, University Health Network and Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Grace J. Gang, BASc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Rich Van Metter, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Carestream Health Inc., Rochester, NY
    • ,
  • John Yorkston, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Carestream Health Inc., Rochester, NY
    • ,
  • Jeffrey H. Siewerdsen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Ontario Cancer Institute, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Traylor Building, Room #718, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore MD 21205
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: J.H.S.

Received 13 July 2009 ,Accepted 10 October 2009.

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 Supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (R01-CA-112163) and research collaboration with Carestream Health Inc. (Rochester, NY).

PII: S1076-6332(09)00584-4

doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2009.10.012

Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 298-308 , March 2010

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