Visual nudge improves accuracy of mammogram readings
Friday, January 27, 2012 - 00:30
in Psychology & Sociology
False negatives and positives plague the reading of mammograms, limiting their usefulness. Computer scientists have now shown that the accuracy of novice readers can be improved by nudging them visually to follow the scanpath of an expert radiologist. The "nudge" is a brief change in the brightness or warmth in the image in the peripheral field of view.