Can the non-pre-whitening model observer, including aspects of the human visual system, predict human observer performance in mammography?

This study shows that by including aspects of the HVS, the performance of the NPW MO can be improved to better predict human observer performance. This demonstrates that the NPW MO has potential for image quality assessment. However, due to the dependencies found in the correlation, the NPW MO can only be used for image quality assessment for a limited range of object sizes and background variability.