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The Study of Optimal Acquisition Condition and Image Processing

최적의 촬영조건 및 영상처리에 관한 연구

  • Lee, Yong-Gu (Department of Radiological Technology, Hallym Polytechnic University) ;
  • Shin, Jong-Ho (Department of Radiological Science, Yonsei University) ;
  • Seo, Kyoung-Eun (Department of Radiological Science, Yonsei University) ;
  • Choi, Yoo-Lee (Department of Radiological Science, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Soo-Hyeon (Department of Radiological Science, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Young-Jin (Department of Radiological Science, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim, Hee-Joung (Department of Radiological Science, Yonsei University)
  • 이용구 (한림성심대학교 방사선과) ;
  • 신종호 (연세대학교 방사선학과) ;
  • 서경은 (연세대학교 방사선학과) ;
  • 최유리 (연세대학교 방사선학과) ;
  • 이수현 (연세대학교 방사선학과) ;
  • 이영진 (연세대학교 방사선학과) ;
  • 김희중 (연세대학교 방사선학과)
  • Received : 2014.02.01
  • Accepted : 2014.03.25
  • Published : 2014.04.25

Abstract

In this paper, we achieved the study which determined the excellent diagnostic condition and searched the exposure condition with the minimum radiation exposure level having the equal diagnostic ability. To accomplish these study, chest phantom images with lesions and without ones were evaluated at various exposure conditions. With respect to the phantom with lesions and without ones, we obtained the chest PA imaging applied by photographing parts of DR apparatus and the images processed as histogram equalization and edge enhancement method. The images were acquired at the exposure conditions of 2.0, 2.5, 3.2, 4.0 and 5.0mAs. The morphological analysis was performed by ROC curves using the images obtained at each exposure condition. The exposure conditions with the most excellent diagnostic ability and with the equal diagnostic capability having the minimum radiation exposure level were determined by means of sensitivity, specificity and accuracy.

본 논문에서는 우수한 진단능을 갖는 조사조건 및 동일한 진단능에서 최소의 피폭선량을 가질 수 있는 조사조건을 탐색하는 연구를 수행하였다. 이를 위해서 흉부팬텀에 병소가 부착된 영상과 병소가 부착되지 않은 영상을 다양한 촬영조건에서 획득하였다. 병소 있는 팬텀과 병소 없는 팬텀 각각에 대하여 DR 장비에서 촬영부위별 제공하는 chest PA 촬영영상과 진단능 향상을 위해 적용한 히스토그램 평활화 후 계면강조처리영상을 얻었다. 촬영된 영상은 2.0, 2.5, 3.2, 4.0, 5.0mAs의 조사조건에서 회득되었다. 각 조사조건에서 획득된 영상에 대하여 ROC 곡선에 의한 형태학적 분석과, 감도, 특이도, 정확도를 통한 정량적인 분석을 통해서 가장 우수한 진단능을 갖는 조사조건과, 작은 환자피폭선량으로 같은 진단능을 갖는 조사조건을 결정하였다.

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