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. 2015 Aug 21;16(5):1132–1141. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2015.16.5.1132

Table 3. False Positive Pulmonary Nodule Detection by Five Observers on ASIR- and FBP-Driven ULDCT Scans and on SCT Images.

False Positive Nodules Friedman Test Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test
FBP ASIR SCT FBP vs. ASIR ASIR vs. SCT SCT vs. FBP
Observer 1 61 70 84 0.648 0.376 0.363 0.215
Observer 2 35 37 64 0.034* 0.510 0.027 0.015
Observer 3 11 9 16 0.142 0.521 0.135 0.159
Observer 4 22 10 27 0.014* 0.030 0.012 0.260
Observer 5 75 82 81 0.659 0.431 0.456 0.867

*Values are significant by using Friedman test (p < 0.05). ASIR = adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction, FBP = filtered back projection, SCT = standard-dose CT, ULDCT = ultra-low-dose CT