Title :
Software Phantom for the Synthesis of Equilibrium Radionuclide Ventriculography Images
Author :
Ruiz-de-Jesus, Oscar ; Yanez-Suarez, Oscar ; Jimenez-Angeles, Luis ; Vallejo-Venegas, Enrique
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico City
fDate :
Aug. 30 2006-Sept. 3 2006
Abstract :
This paper presents the novel design of a software phantom for the evaluation of equilibrium radionuclide ventriculography systems. Through singular value decomposition, the data matrix corresponding to an equilibrium image series is decomposed into both spatial and temporal fundamental components that can be parametrized. This parametric model allows for the application of user-controlled conditions related to a desired dynamic behavior. Being invertible, the decomposition is used to regenerate the radionuclide image series, which is then translated into a DICOM ventriculography file that can be read by commercial equipment
Keywords :
cardiology; medical image processing; phantoms; radioisotopes; singular value decomposition; DICOM ventriculography; data matrix; image series; parametric model; radionuclide ventriculography image series; singular value decomposition; software phantom; spatial fundamental components; temporal fundamental components; Application software; Cardiology; Cities and towns; Imaging phantoms; Matrix decomposition; Parametric statistics; Pixel; Singular value decomposition; Software design; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2006. EMBS '06. 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New York, NY
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0032-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260276
