A Comprehensive Review of Performance Metrics for Computer-Aided Detection Systems
Doohyun Park · 2024
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Doohyun Park, a solo author, reviews how to score computer systems that flag lung nodules on chest scans, in a 2024 paper. Such detection systems are judged by numbers, and picking the wrong number can mislead doctors about how well a system works. The review sorts the main scores by what they count: whole scans or single nodules.
For whole scans, the lead score measures how well a system separates scans with nodules from scans without. For single nodules, scores track how many nodules are caught at a set rate of false alarms per scan. One popular combined score lacks a fixed scale, which makes results hard to compare across datasets. A newer variant blends the two views. Park explains each score's strengths and limits and offers guidance for choosing among them in practice.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Doohyun Park |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |