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http://dx.doi.org/10.17946/JRST.2017.40.4.06

Image Analysis Using Grid Suppression Software to Remove Moire Artifact from Micro Lesions of Sprague Dawley Rat  

Lee, Sang-Ho (Department of Radiological Science, Seonam University)
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Journal of radiological science and technology / v.40, no.4, 2017 , pp. 575-580 More about this Journal
Abstract
Because moire artifacts overlap with fine lesions and frequency bands, image processing software that removes moire artifacts can lead to loss of micro lesions. In this study, microscopic lesions such as microcalcification and microfracture were randomly formed on SD (Sprague Dawley) rats and image and optimized grid images were compared and analyzed using reference image and grid suppression software. The images were read by two consecutive radiologists using a McNemar's test. Among the 73 microcalcifications, in the 13 cases after grid suppression, the image of the optimized grid shows the loss of image in 3 cases, and the image after grid suppression shows statistically significant image loss (p=0.021). In all 53 fracture lines, there were 19 cases of image loss after the grid suppression, and only one case of the optimized grid showed no image loss. Therefore, the use of grid suppression software to remove moire artifacts should be carefully considered in the diagnosis of micro lesions.
Keywords
DR image; moire artifact; image processing software; grid suppression; optimized grid;
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