Head and Neck Imaging

Comparison of Different Medical Image Output Media in the Detection of Small Pulmonary Nodule in CT

Author:ZHAO Tian-zuo, JI Chun-liang, CHEN Zheng-guang, et al.

affiliation:Department of Radiology, Dongzhimen hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China

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Abstract

Objective To compare the diagnostic accuracy of pulmonary nodules by paper printer with that of a dry laser printer. Methods The CT images were both printed by paper printer and laser printer. Two radiologists checked the images of different media respectively for twice. The time interval was three weeks. Each time the radiologist used one way to interpret the CT images. The results were analyzed by the SPSS17.0 software and the ROC curve was painted. Results There was no significant difference between paper painter and dry laser printer for small pulmonary nodules. Conclusion For small pulmonary nodules, CT images obtained from a paper painter is similar to that from a dry laser printer.

【Keyword】 Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve(ROC); Paper Pinter; Dry Laser Printer

【Chart number】R445.3

【Document Identification Number】A

【DOI】 10.3969/j.issn.1672- 5131.2017.10.016