TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect on image data resampling in evaluation of the basic imaging properties for a digital radiographic system based on a flat panel detector
AU - Katayama, Reiji
AU - Sakai, Shinji
AU - Morishita, Junji
AU - Sakaguchi, Taro
AU - Ohkubo, Seiji
AU - Maeda, Takashi
AU - Takada, Kimiyoshi
AU - Hayabuchi, Naofumi
PY - 2007/7/20
Y1 - 2007/7/20
N2 - We investigated the effect on image data resampling in an evaluation of the basic imaging properties for a digital radiographic system based on a flat panel detector (FPD). One of the latest digital radiographic systems was used in this study. This system was based on a direct-conversion FPD of amorphous selenium. The basic imaging properties of the system were evaluated by measuring characteristic curve, presampled modulation transfer function (MTF), and Wiener spectrum (WS) using DICOM image with a matrix size of 2048 x 2048. The evaluations were performed under two conditions because matrix size automatically changes according to the selection of imaging size. One of the conditions was a different matrix size between image data acquired on the FPD and the output image (DICOM image for which resampling was performed). The other condition was that these matrices be the same size (DICOM image with no resampling performed). Resampling did not affect the characteristic curves. However, MTF and the WS obtained from the resampled data were different from those of the one not resampled, which is considered to be the "inherent" basic imaging properties, and this phenomenon was remarkable, especially in terms of the MTFs. Our study indicates that the effect on resampling should not be disregarded in evaluating the basic imaging properties of digital radiographic systems. Therefore, it is mandatory to use DICOM images for which no resampling was performed in order to evaluate the inherent basic imaging properties for digital radiographic systems.
AB - We investigated the effect on image data resampling in an evaluation of the basic imaging properties for a digital radiographic system based on a flat panel detector (FPD). One of the latest digital radiographic systems was used in this study. This system was based on a direct-conversion FPD of amorphous selenium. The basic imaging properties of the system were evaluated by measuring characteristic curve, presampled modulation transfer function (MTF), and Wiener spectrum (WS) using DICOM image with a matrix size of 2048 x 2048. The evaluations were performed under two conditions because matrix size automatically changes according to the selection of imaging size. One of the conditions was a different matrix size between image data acquired on the FPD and the output image (DICOM image for which resampling was performed). The other condition was that these matrices be the same size (DICOM image with no resampling performed). Resampling did not affect the characteristic curves. However, MTF and the WS obtained from the resampled data were different from those of the one not resampled, which is considered to be the "inherent" basic imaging properties, and this phenomenon was remarkable, especially in terms of the MTFs. Our study indicates that the effect on resampling should not be disregarded in evaluating the basic imaging properties of digital radiographic systems. Therefore, it is mandatory to use DICOM images for which no resampling was performed in order to evaluate the inherent basic imaging properties for digital radiographic systems.
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U2 - 10.6009/jjrt.63.749
DO - 10.6009/jjrt.63.749
M3 - Article
C2 - 17917336
AN - SCOPUS:38449120623
VL - 63
SP - 749
EP - 756
JO - Nippon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai zasshi
JF - Nippon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai zasshi
SN - 0369-4305
IS - 7
ER -