Title :
The possibilities of the contrast improvement in fluorography image with digital processing
Author :
Aslamova, L. ; Melenevska, N. ; Miroshnichenko, N. ; Grabovska, E. ; Miroshnichenko, S. ; Radko, D.A.
Author_Institution :
Training-Res. Center of Radiat. Safety, Taras Shevchenko Nat. Univ. of Kyiv, Kiev, Ukraine
Abstract :
The annual fluorography chest screening profoundly contributes to the total radiation dose delivered to the patient. The application of additional image contrast improving methods (high tube potential technique, anti-scatter grid method) increases the radiation dose to several times. X-ray image digital processing with special software is proposed as alternative method for visual contrast improvement to minimize the patient dose.
Keywords :
X-ray imaging; dosimetry; medical image processing; X-ray image digital processing; alternative method; annual fluorography chest screening; annual fluorography image; antiscatter grid method; digital processing; image contrast; total patient radiation dose; tube potential method; Brightness; Electron tubes; Phantoms; Radiology; Software; Visualization; X-ray imaging; Bucky factor; X-ray image; anti-scatter grid; chest examination; chest screening; contrast; digital image processing; entrance surface dose; image quality; reducing radiation dose; software image processing; water chest phantom;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and Nanotechnology (ELNANO), 2013 IEEE XXXIII International Scientific Conference
Conference_Location :
Kiev
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4669-6
DOI :
10.1109/ELNANO.2013.6551995
