title: A comparison of hard and soft copies processed with linear conversion and nonlinear conversion of skeletal fractures--a preliminary study.
abstract: To compare hard copies and soft copies processed with linear and nonlinear conversion of skeletal fractures, we performed a receiver-operating characteristics study of 25 digital radiographs. There was no statistical difference between hard copies with linear and nonlinear conversion. However, it may be difficult to detect small fractures on images processed by nonlinear conversion. No significant difference was seen between CRT diagnosis and that on a hard copy processed with linear conversion and frequency enhancement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaji
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Katayama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kosuda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kusano
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003626:Data Display; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012372:ROC Curve; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D011873:Radiology Information Systems