Effective detective quantum efficiency for two mammography systems: measurement and comparison against established metrics

The aim of this paper was to illustrate the value of the new metric effective detective quantum efficiency (eDQE) in relation to more established measures in the optimization process of two digital mammography systems. The following metrics were included for comparison against eDQE: detective quantum efficiency (DQE) of the detector, signal difference to noise ratio (SdNR), and detectability index (d') calculated using a standard nonprewhitened observer with eye filter.status: publishe