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. 2016 Jul 19;22(3):765–787. doi: 10.1007/s10459-016-9698-1

Table 4.

Characteristics of visual search patterns associated with high levels of expertise

Image modality Visual search patterns in high expert levels
Wrist and hand X-rays Radial pattern; global-focal pattern
Mammography Comparison scanning between left and right
Global-focal pattern
Chest X-rays Systematic search
Global-focal pattern
Diffuse pattern
Chest CT in stack mode Drilling (scrolling up and down while focusing on one area)