Professor Charles E. Metz Leaves Profound Legacy in ROC Methodology. An Introduction to the Two Metz Memorial Issues

摘要

Receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) methodology was developed during World "War II to evaluate new signal detection technology. Subsequently, it was used extensively in radar signal detection and psychophysical research. There have been renewed interests and an increasing number of applications in radiology and medical imaging in recent decades (1). Nowadays, with an explosion of computer-aided diagnosis, comparative effectiveness research, technology assessment, imaging biomarkers, and personalized medicine, ROC analysis continues to play important roles in informed medical decision making (2).