title: Comparison of human observer performance of contrast-detail detection across multiple liquid crystal displays.
abstract: Appropriate selection of a display subsystem requires balancing the optimization of its physical parameters with clinical setting and cost. Recent advances in Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) technology warrant a rigorous evaluation of both the specialized and the mass market displays for clinical radiology. This article outlines step two in the evaluation of a novel 9.2 million pixel IBM AMLCD panel. Prior to these experiments, the panel was calibrated according to the DICOM Part 14 standard, using both a gray-scale and a pseudo-gray scale lookup table. The specific aim of this study is to compare human, contrast-detail perception on different computer display subsystems. The subsystems that we looked at included 3- and 5-million pixel "medical-grade" monochrome LCDs and a 9.2-million pixel color LCD. We found that the observer response was similar for these three display configurations.
authors.affiliation: Northwestern University Medical School, 448 E. Ontario Suite 300, IL 60611, USA. aaverbukh@radiology.northwestern.edu
authors.forename: Alice N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Averbukh
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Channin
authors.forename: Prasobsook
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Homhual
mesh_terms: D016477:Artifacts; D003626:Data Display; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015588:Observer Variation; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*