This works presents the validation of a custom‐made software, designed and developed in Matlab, intended for routine evaluation of detective quantum efficiency DQE, according to algorithms described in the IEC 62220‐1‐2 standard. DQE, normalized noise power spectrum NNPS and pre‐sampling modulation transfer function MTF were calculated from RAW images from a GE Senographe DS (FineView disabled) and a Siemens Novation system. Calculated MTF is in close agreement with results obtained with alternative codes: MTF_tool (Maidment), ImageJ plug‐in (Pérez‐Ponce) and MIQuaELa (Ayala). Overall agreement better than ≈90% was found in MTF; the largest differences were observed at frequencies close to the Nyquist limit. For the measurement of NNPS and DQE, agreement is similar to that obtained in the MTF. These results suggest that the developed software can be used with confidence for image quality assessment.

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Signal processing, Educational assessment, Optical imaging, Mammography, Medical X-ray imaging, Public policy and governance
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2010
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