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. 2013 Jun 20;20(6):1067–1075. doi: 10.1136/amiajnl-2012-001503

Table 2.

Correct (TP, TN) and erroneous (FP, FN) decisions grouped according to the dwell time of the reader who made the corresponding decision

Reader Dwell Malignant Benign Normal
1 Long 9 TPs+2 FNs 2 TPs+0 FNs 12 TNs+1 FP
Short 3 TPs+0 FNs 3 TPs+0 FNs *+1 FP
No 0 TPs+0 FNs 0 TPs+0 FNs *+0 FPs
2 Long 6 TPs+0 FNs 4 TPs+0 FNs 15 TNs+1 FP
Short 5 TPs+2 FNs 1 TPs+0 FNs *+1 FP
No 0 TP+1 FN 0 TPs+0 FNs *+0 FP
3 Long 7 TPs+2 FNs 2 TPs+1 FN 16 TNs+0 FPs
Short 4 TPs+1 FN 1 TP+0 FNs *+0 FPs
No 0 TP+0 FNs 0 TPs+1 FN *+0 FPs
4 Long 10 TPs+1 FN 3 TPs+0 FNs 16 TNs+2 FPs
Short 2 TPs+0 FNs 2 TPs+0 FNs *+0 FPs
No 0 TPs+1 FN 0 TPs+0 FNs *+0 FPs
5 Long 8 TPs+0 FNs 3 TPs+0 FNs 14 TNs+1 FP
Short 6 TPs+0 FNs 2 TPs+0 FNs *+0 FPs
No 0 TPs+0 FNs 0 TPs+0 FNs *+0 FPs
6 Long 9 TPs+0 FNs 4 TPs+0 FNs 10 TNs+1 FP
Short 3 TPs+2 FNs 1 TPs+0 FNs *+0 FPs
No 0 TPs+0 FNs 0 TPs+0 FNs *+0 FPs

*Indicates all normal breast parenchyma which the radiologist spent <1 s viewing and correctly decided not to report.

FN, false negative; FP, false positive; TN, true negative; TP, true positive.