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British Journal of Radiology (2005) 78, 519-527
© 2005 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/26039330
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Effectiveness of flexible noise control image processing for digital portal images using computed radiography

S Yamada 1,2 and K Murase, MD, PhD 2

1 Department of Radiology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, 1-1-1 Miwa, Kurashiki, Okayama 710-8602 and 2 Department of Medical Physics and Engineering, Division of Medical Technology and Science, Course of Health Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 1-7 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of flexible noise control (FNC) image processing in off-line computed radiography (CR) portal images. An observer study was designed to compare FNC with multiobjective frequency processing (MFP) in images acquired using a CR portal imaging device (CRPID). The image processing of MFP and FNC used the same data and required no additional irradiation of patients, and all images were printed on 10-bit grey-level dry laser film. Four radiation technologists and one oncologist served as observers and evaluated 40 sets of images for three different treatment sites: brain, lung and pelvis. Six to 10 anatomical landmarks were selected from each treatment site. Each observer was asked to rate each landmark in terms of its clinical visibility and rate the ease of making the pertinent verification in the MFP- and FNC-processed images. In the ratings of the visibility of landmarks and for the verification of treatment ports, FNC-processed images were more visible than MFP-processed images except for several landmarks in the anteroposterior (AP) pelvis such as the pubic symphysis. The visibility of landmarks in FNC-processed images was comparable with that in MFP-processed images. The verification of treatment ports using the CRPID with FNC was generally achievable. In conclusion, this study suggests that FNC is effective for image processing of CR portal images.




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