PACS: construction and application to medical image enhancement

Author

Lee, Chang-Shing ; Tschai, Huei-Jane ; Kuo, Yau-Hwang ; KO, Wen-Tsai ; Cheng, Yu-Hua ; Wang, Chun-Chieh

Author_Institution

MIS Center, Tri-Service Gen. Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

fYear

1999

fDate

36495

Firstpage

246

Lastpage

249

Abstract

We describe the construction of a picture archiving and communication system (PACS) in the Tri-Service General Hospital (TSGH) of Taiwan, and apply a fuzzy technique to process medical images taken from this system. A PACS consists of image and data acquisition, storage, and display subsystems integrated by various digital networks. Based on PACS, we combine fuzzy logic with a knowledge base to carry out medical image processing. The fuzzy image processing is used at the display workstation to improve the diagnostic value of the images. Experimental results show that the method can detect image edges successfully

Keywords

PACS; edge detection; fuzzy logic; fuzzy set theory; image enhancement; medical expert systems; medical image processing; PACS; Taiwan; data acquisition; diagnostic value; digital networks; display subsystems; display workstation; edge detection; fuzzy image processing; fuzzy logic; fuzzy technique; knowledge base; medical image enhancement; medical image processing; picture archiving and communication system; Biomedical imaging; Data acquisition; Displays; Fuzzy systems; Hospitals; Image edge detection; Image enhancement; Image storage; Medical diagnostic imaging; Picture archiving and communication systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information Engineering Systems, 1999. Third International Conference

Conference_Location

Adelaide, SA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5578-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/KES.1999.820168

Filename

820168