디지털 무선 검출기를 이용한 이동형 X선검사에서 영상품질 저하의 요인분석

An Analysis of Factors That Affect Image Quality Deterioration in The Potable X-ray Examination on using Digital Wireless Detector

  • 유영은 (한서대학교 방사선학과) ;
  • 임청환 (한서대학교 방사선학과) ;
  • 고주영 (전북대학교병원 영상의학과)
  • Yu, Young-Eun (Dept. of Radiological Science, Hanseo University) ;
  • Lim, Cheong-Hwan (Dept. of Radiological Science, Hanseo University) ;
  • Ko, Joo-Young (Dept. of Dignostic Radiology, Chonbuk National University Hospital)
  • 투고 : 2014.04.30
  • 심사 : 2014.06.10
  • 발행 : 2014.06.30

초록

최근 무선 LAN통신 기능을 이용하여 보다 간편하고 빠르게 디지털 방사선 영상을 획득할 수 있는 디지털 무선 이동촬영장치가 개발되어 많은 편의성을 제공하고 있다. 응급 또는 중환자를 대상으로 시행하는 이동촬영(Portable)검사 특성상 발생할 수 있는 초점-격자 간 중심변위와 피사체의 검출기내 위치변위가 영상화질에 미치는 영향을 평가하여 디지털 무선 검출기의 가이드라인을 제시하고자 한다. 본 연구에서 사용된 장비는 Elmo-T6 Digital Mobile X선시스템(SIMAZU사), el' Tor($14{\times}17$"Wireless detector), 격자(10:1), Chest & head phantom을 사용하였다. 선량증가에 따른 후처리 영상과 초점-격자 간 중심변위와 두부팬텀의 위치변위 영상을 획득한 후 디지털 영상분석 프로그램 Image J를 사용하여 영상을 비교분석 평가하였다. 선량증가에 따른 영상의 변화에서 0.5 mAs의 선량에서는 영상이 거칠고, 적정선량인 1~2 mAs에서 시각적으로 영상의 차이를 알 수 없었고, 특히 2.5 mAs 부터 픽셀 평균값이 급격히 감소하여 대조도에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 3 mAs 이상에서는 폐부분의 포화현상으로 대조도가 떨어졌다. Image J 프로그램을 이용한 분석결과 초점-격자 간과 두부팬텀의 중심의 위치변위가 커질수록 낮은 픽셀값의 빈도수가 증가하여 표면도의 윤곽형태가 사라져 대조도에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 중환자의 특성상 환자 자세의 어려움, 움직임, 호흡 및 X선관의 변위, 촬영거리의 적용여부에 따라 영상화질을 변화시킬 수 있다는 사실을 방사선사는 정확히 인지하여 검사에 임해야 할 것으로 사료된다.

Recently the development of portable digital wireless imaging system, which acquires digital radiation images by using wireless LAN telecommunications function in an easy and fast way, provides lots of convenience for people. Considering the characteristics of portable imaging tests on emergency and critical patients, this study aims to suggest guidelines for Digital wireless detector by evaluating the effect of de-centering of focus-grid and displacement of subject in detector on the quality of image. The equipments used for this study were Elmo-T6 Digital Mobile X-ray system (SIMAZU Corp.), el' Tor ($14{\times}17$ "Wireless detector), Grid (10:1) and Chest & head phantom. After acquiring post-processing image according to dose increase and de-centering image of grid-focus and head phantom displacement image, this study compared, analyzed and evaluated these images by using a digital image analysis program by Image J. In the change of images based on dose increase, images were rough in the dose of 0.5 mAs, while there was no difference among images in the proper dose of 1~2 mAs and, especially from 2.5 mAs, average value of pixels radically decreased, affecting contrast. Over 3 mAs, contrast dropped due to saturation phenomenon of lungs. As the result of analysis using Image J program, with the increase of displacement between focus-grid and head phantom, the frequency of low pixel value also increase, causing the outline of surface image to disappear, which in turn affects contrast. For better quality imaging, a radiographer must be aware before the time of test that the image quality can be changed based on the critical patient's posture, movement, respiration, displacement of X-ray tube and distance of imaging.

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