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Evaluation of Quantitative Image Quality using Frequency and Parameters in the Ultrasound Image

초음파영상에서 주파수와 파라미터를 이용한 정량적 영상평가

  • Kim, Changsoo (Department of Radiological Science, College of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Pusan) ;
  • Kang, Se Sik (Department of Radiological Science, College of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Pusan) ;
  • Kim, Junghoon (Department of Radiological Science, College of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Pusan)
  • 김창수 (부산가톨릭대학교 보건과학대학 방사선학과) ;
  • 강세식 (부산가톨릭대학교 보건과학대학 방사선학과) ;
  • 김정훈 (부산가톨릭대학교 보건과학대학 방사선학과)
  • Received : 2016.04.27
  • Accepted : 2016.06.30
  • Published : 2016.06.30

Abstract

Ultrasound devices diagnose many disease, which is widely used, can not be standardized quantitative evaluated in order to evaluate sonography image of quality. Therefore, in this papers, aims to get correct image in order to accurate diagnosis by figuring out the appropriate parameter based on each target by measuring distortion which results in the analyzation of the sensitivity of SNR and the histogram of signal by manipulating parameter of 8 mm target in ATS-539 multipurpose phantom. Equipment using Acuson sequoia 512, convex probe and utilizes multi-objective phantom. experiment method is that first you put the phantom on the flat and acquire 85 sheets of image, changing frequency(2,3,4 MHz, harmonic 3, 4, 4.5 MHz), Focus(2, 4, 6 unit), and Dynamic Range(58, 68, 78, 88, 98) for a 8 mm structure. through the Image J program. The sensitivity angle of 8mm target through Image J program is gauged by each separate target SNR and the distorted angle subtract and measure Histogram of background from Histogram of signal and take top 40% from the given result value above. According to parameter variation we found out proper parameter by acquiring SNR of sensitivity and distortion data for aspect of transition. The more this findings have Focus, the lower distortion value and at 4 MHz frequency this result have high SNR and low distortion value. Dynamic Range got an appropriate image on 88 and 98. It is considered on the basis of the experimental data, the probability of disease diagnosis will get higher.

초음파 장비는 여러 질환을 진단하는 장비로서 널리 사용되고 있으나, 초음파영상 품질의 평가방법에서는 정량적 표준이 없는 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 ATS-539 다목적 팬텀 내 8 mm 표적의 파라미터로서 주파수, Dynamic range, 초점수를 변화하여 예민도의 SNR과 영상의 히스토그램을 분석하고 왜곡도를 측정하여 표적별 적합한 주파수 및 파라미터를 도출하여 초음파영상의 병변 진단율을 향상 하고자 한다. 실험재료는 초음파 장비, ATS-539 다목적 팬텀을 사용하며, 실험방법은 영상 평가 팬텀의 8 mm를 주파수(2, 3, 4 MHz, 하모닉 3, 4, 4.5 MHz), Dynamic range(58, 68, 78, 88, 98), Focus(2, 4, 6개)를 변화시키면서 85장의 영상을 획득한다. 8 mm 영상의 예민도를 Image J 프로그램에서 각 표적별 SNR을 측정하고, 왜곡도는 신호의 히스토그램에서 백그라운드 값을 뺄셈하여 측정한다. 측정 결과 값에서 상위 40% 결과에서 파라미터 변화에 따라 예민도의 SNR, 왜곡도의 변화양상의 데이터 값을 산출하여 초음파 장비에서 적절한 영상의 품질을 나타내는 파라미터를 도출하였다. 결과는 초점수가 증가하면 SNR이 높고 왜곡도가 감소하며, 주파수 4 MHz에서 SNR값이 높고 왜곡도가 감소하였다. 그리고 Dynamic range 88, 98에서 최적의 영상을 나타내었으며, 실험 결과값을 기초로 초음파영상의 품질을 평가한다면 보다 정확한 초음파 진단이 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

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