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The TTFs and NPS were used in the non\u2010prewhitening observer model without (NPW) and with eye filter (NPWE) to calculate a detectability index for small (2\u00a0mm) and large targets (10\u00a0mm).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The difference observed in TTFs resulted mainly from the different noise reduction techniques used during the calculation. The frequency corresponding to the TTF value 50% varied from 0.27 to 0.43\u00a0mm\n                      <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                      for the standard images and from 0.73 to 0.92\u00a0mm\n                      <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u00a0for the high\u2010resolution images. Variability in\u00a0NPS primarily stemmed from the choice of regions of interest location in non\u2010stationary noise images that lead to magnitude differences up to 40% for the standard kernel and 70% for the high\u2010resolution kernel. The combined differences in TTF and NPS resulted in differences up to 39% in the NPW detectability index. The large variability in the human visual transfer function and visualization parameters increased the differences by a factor of 6.25 in the NPWE model and highlighted the lack of standardization.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Adapting TTF and NPS to a more complex and localized analysis of CT images with non\u2010uniform CNRs, rather than a simple global evaluation, increases computational variability and requires a move towards more standardization of metrics. 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