Usefulness of grayscale inverted images in addition to standard images in digital mammography
Abstract Background Mammography is essential for early diagnosis of breast cancer, which is the most common type of cancer in females that is associated with a high mortality rate. We investigated whether evaluation of the grayscale inverted images of mammograms would aid in increasing the diagnosti...
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| description | Abstract Background Mammography is essential for early diagnosis of breast cancer, which is the most common type of cancer in females that is associated with a high mortality rate. We investigated whether evaluation of the grayscale inverted images of mammograms would aid in increasing the diagnostic sensitivity of the mammographic imaging technique. Methods Our study included 636 mammograms of 159 women who had undergone digital mammography. Standard, grayscale inverted, and standard plus grayscale inverted images were sequentially examined three times, at 15-day intervals, for the presence or assessment of pathological changes in the skin, calcification, asymmetric density, mass lesions, structural distortions, and intramammary and axillary lymph nodes. To determine whether grayscale inverted image assessment improved detection rates, the results of the three assessment modes were compared using Cochran’s Q test and the McNemar test (p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant). Results The average age of 159 patients was 50.4 years (range, 35–80 years). There were significant differences among the three assessment modes with respect to calcification and intramammary lymph nodes (p < 0.05); however, no significant differences were observed for the detection of other parameters. Conclusions Assessment of grayscale inverted images in addition to standard images facilitates the detection of microcalcification. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6a2b32ca083b4e02a691fbbc6c0fc4272022-12-22T03:06:48ZengBMCBMC Medical Imaging1471-23422017-04-011711610.1186/s12880-017-0196-6Usefulness of grayscale inverted images in addition to standard images in digital mammographyAyşegül Altunkeser0M. Kazım Körez1Department of Radiology, Konya Education and Research HospitalDepartment of Statistics, Faculty of Science, Selcuk UniversityAbstract Background Mammography is essential for early diagnosis of breast cancer, which is the most common type of cancer in females that is associated with a high mortality rate. We investigated whether evaluation of the grayscale inverted images of mammograms would aid in increasing the diagnostic sensitivity of the mammographic imaging technique. Methods Our study included 636 mammograms of 159 women who had undergone digital mammography. Standard, grayscale inverted, and standard plus grayscale inverted images were sequentially examined three times, at 15-day intervals, for the presence or assessment of pathological changes in the skin, calcification, asymmetric density, mass lesions, structural distortions, and intramammary and axillary lymph nodes. To determine whether grayscale inverted image assessment improved detection rates, the results of the three assessment modes were compared using Cochran’s Q test and the McNemar test (p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant). Results The average age of 159 patients was 50.4 years (range, 35–80 years). There were significant differences among the three assessment modes with respect to calcification and intramammary lymph nodes (p < 0.05); however, no significant differences were observed for the detection of other parameters. Conclusions Assessment of grayscale inverted images in addition to standard images facilitates the detection of microcalcification.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12880-017-0196-6Digital mammographyMacrocalcificationMicrocalcificationGrayscale inverted images |
| spellingShingle | Ayşegül Altunkeser M. Kazım Körez Usefulness of grayscale inverted images in addition to standard images in digital mammography BMC Medical Imaging Digital mammography Macrocalcification Microcalcification Grayscale inverted images |
| title | Usefulness of grayscale inverted images in addition to standard images in digital mammography |
| title_full | Usefulness of grayscale inverted images in addition to standard images in digital mammography |
| title_fullStr | Usefulness of grayscale inverted images in addition to standard images in digital mammography |
| title_full_unstemmed | Usefulness of grayscale inverted images in addition to standard images in digital mammography |
| title_short | Usefulness of grayscale inverted images in addition to standard images in digital mammography |
| title_sort | usefulness of grayscale inverted images in addition to standard images in digital mammography |
| topic | Digital mammography Macrocalcification Microcalcification Grayscale inverted images |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12880-017-0196-6 |
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