Title
An automatic evaluation system for contrast-detail phantom images in digital radiography
Abstract
Currently, contrast-detail phantom (CD phantom) images are widely used to assist medical experts for diagnosis, because these images can be used to study imaging quality and assess the radiation dose amount for digital X-ray imaging systems. However, the quality of the CD phantom image varies from person to person, increasing the possibility of false diagnosis. In this article, we propose an automatic evaluation system to measure the quality of a phantom image an alternative to assessment by radiologists. The proposed method is based on bilinear pixel interpolation, geometric transformation, and region shifting to efficiently and objectively evaluate the quality of a phantom image. Moreover, misjudgment modification is also proposed to further improve the recognition accuracy. The experimental results show that the accuracy of the proposed method is very close to that of the radiologists' observations. The results have also proven that the proposed method is a feasible way to evaluate the quality of a phantom image in an objective and automatic manner. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Imaging Syst Technol, 22, 214–225, 2012 © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1002/ima.22025
Int. J. Imaging Systems and Technology
Keywords
Field
DocType
automatic manner,wiley periodicals,false diagnosis,automatic evaluation system,phantom image,imaging quality,digital radiography,cd phantom image,contrast-detail phantom image,digital x-ray imaging system,inc. int j imaging
Computer vision,Evaluation system,Computer graphics (images),Computer science,Radiation dose,Interpolation,Imaging phantom,Geometric transformation,Artificial intelligence,Pixel,Bilinear interpolation,Digital radiography
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
22
4
0899-9457
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
1
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Chuen-Horng Lin123115.93
Chih-Yang Lin239348.15
Yu-jung Cheng3403.30
Yung-Kuan Chan447633.67