CAD (computer-aided detection) systems, methods and tools are provided for
automatically inserting "false" marks (e.g., incorrect marks, misleading
marks, etc.) in medical images to ensure an unbiased CAD-assisted review
of the marked medical images by physicians, clinicians, radiologists,
etc. For example, a method for automatic detection of medical conditions
in medical images includes the steps of receiving image data, processing
the image data to detect potential medical conditions in the image data,
adding a mark in the image data that indicates a detected medical
condition, adding a false mark in the image data; and outputting marked
image data comprising one or more marks that indicate a detected medical
condition, or one or more false marks, or both. The individual performing
a CAD-assisted review of the "marked" image data is aware that one or
more "false" marks may be included in displayed images, which prevents
blind reliance on the CAD results.