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Implementation of Filter for the Removal of Partial Volume Effect

부분용적효과 제거를 위한 Filter 구현

  • Received : 2014.09.30
  • Accepted : 2015.04.25
  • Published : 2015.04.30
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Abstract

When examining a patient using SPECT, gamma rays emitted from the body decrease or scatter. And when they reach the detector they spread in accordance with physical characteristics and geometric shapes of the scanner, quantitative analysis was difficult. For exact quantitative analysis of gamma rays emitted from the body, so that they must be considered to correction about PVE(partial volume effect). In this paper, sinogram filter was implemented to solve comprehensive PVE of SPECT. According to the results in which implemented filter was applied, partial volume effect caused by SPECT was removed. To compare proposed method and conventional method, PSNR(Peak Signal to Noise Ratio) was executed. As a result, proposed method was indicated as 7dB, conventional method was indicated as 14db respectively. dB(decibel) level of the proposed methods is lower, since the MSE(mean square error) becomes greater because scattered ray was removed, PSNR value is low. Therefore, by applying the proposed method for removing the PVE of SPECT imaging method, the image quality is improved.

SPECT를 이용한 환자의 검사 시 몸 안에서 방출되는 ${\gamma}$-선은 감쇠 또는 산란 등의 현상이 일어나며, 검출기에 도달할 때 조준기의 물리적 특성과 기학적인 모양에 따라 퍼지는 현상이 발생하여 정량분석이 불가능하였다. 체내에서 방출되는 ${\gamma}$-선의 정확한 정량분석을 위해서는 반드시 부분용적효과에 대한 보정이 고려되어야 한다. 본 논문에서는 SPECT의 종합적인 부분용적효과를 해결하기 위하여 Sinogram Filter를 구현하였다. 구현된 Filter를 적용하여 실험을 한 결과, SPECT에서 발생되는 부분용적효과를 제거하였다. 기존방법과 제안한 방법을 비교하기 위하여 PSNR을 시행한 결과 제안한 방법으로 한 경우 PSNR은 7 dB, 기존방법은 14 dB로 나왔다. 제안한 방법의 dB이 낮아진 이유는 산란선 제거를 많이 하여 MSE가 높아지기 때문에 PSNR값이 낮게 나타났다. 따라서 제안한 방법을 적용한다면 SPECT 영상의 부분용적효과를 제거하여 영상의 질이 좋아질 것이다.

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