• DocumentCode
    1933941
  • Title

    The information content of X-ray CT images and its application in image analysis

  • Author

    Lei, Tianhu ; Zhao, Zuo ; Sewchand, Wilfred

  • Author_Institution
    Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    25-31 Oct 1992
  • Firstpage
    1334
  • Abstract
    The performance of image analysis depends on the quality of the image. A good image-quality criterion is the theoretical information content (IC) defined by C.E. Shannon. Shannon´s formula is valid on some preconditions. The authors validate the use of these conditions for X-ray computed-tomography (CT) images. The definitions of IC (region-based and image-based) for a single image and for image series are given, and the corresponding formulas are derived. The applications of IC and its formula in image analysis are also demonstrated
  • Keywords
    computerised tomography; medical image processing; X-ray CT images; image analysis; image information content; image quality; image series; medical diagnostic imaging; Additive noise; Autocorrelation; Computed tomography; Density functional theory; Frequency domain analysis; Image analysis; Image quality; Integrated circuit noise; Signal to noise ratio; X-ray imaging;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1992., Conference Record of the 1992 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Orlando, FL
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0884-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NSSMIC.1992.301529
  • Filename
    301529