title: Factors affecting perception of pulmonary lesions.
abstract: The authors review some of the factors that influence the perception of pulmonary lesions: the observer and his environment, the film or other image-recording and display media, the lesion and its qualities, and the technique or modality of examination used.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008722:Methods; D011859:Radiography; D013679:Technology, Radiologic; D014796:Visual Perception; D014962:X-Ray Film