Current status of CAD utilizing digital mammography in Japan.
In this article, we describe the function of computer-aided detection (CAD), the history of CAD in mammography, its current status, the differences between CAD in analog mammography and digital mammography, detection performance, and appropriate directions for its use.
National Cancer Center, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. nuchiyam@ncc.go.jp
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Uchiyama
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008327:Mammography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*