@inproceedings{6852601905824e67a9b0c8484435c154,
title = "Analyzing the performance of ultrasonic B-mode imaging for breast lesion diagnosis",
abstract = "We studied the efficiency of transferring task information from each stage of the ultrasonic imaging to another by computing the total task energy available at each stage. We computed the task-energy efficiency for the B-mode data with respect to RF data as an expression to predict performance efficiency. We also measured performance efficiency of B-mode image observers with that of ideal observer of the RF data using both analytical SNR expressinos and Monte-Carlo expreriment over a range of visual tasks related to breast lesion diagnosis. The performance efficiency results are compared with the prediction from task-energy efficiency and information efficiency. It is shown that task-energy efficiency can closely predict the performance efficiency especially for large-area tasks.",
keywords = "B-mode Data, Matched Filter, Observer Efficiency, Smith-Wagner Model Observer, SNR Analysis",
author = "Sara Bahramian and Abbey, {Craig K.} and Insana, {Michael F.}",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1117/12.2043944",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9780819498267",
series = "Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE",
publisher = "SPIE",
booktitle = "Medical Imaging 2014",
note = "Medical Imaging 2014: Physics of Medical Imaging ; Conference date: 17-02-2014 Through 20-02-2014",
}