| Fractal-feature distance analysis of radiographic image. | |
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PMID: 17236986 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: We have conducted a fractal analysis of low-dose digital chest phantom radiographs and evaluated the relationship between the fractal-feature distance and the tube current-exposure time product. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Chest phantom radiographs were obtained at various mAs values (0.5-4.0 mAs) and 140 kVp with a computed radiography system, and the reference images were acquired at 13 mAs. The lung field images were converted to binary images after processing them using the rolling-ball technique; a fractal analysis was conducted using the box-counting method for these binary images. The fractal-feature distances between the low-dose and reference images were calculated using the fractal dimension and the complexity. RESULTS: For all binary images of lung fields, the relationship between the length of the square boxes and the number of boxes needed to cover the positive pixels of the binary image was linear on a log-log scale (r > or = 0.99). For mAs > or = 3.0, the fractal-feature distances were almost constant, whereas for mAs < or = 2.5, they increased depending on the reduction in mAs values. CONCLUSION: We have shown that a binary image of the lung field obtained from a chest phantom radiograph can be analyzed by the box-counting method and that its fractal-feature distance grows as the radiation dose declines. |
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Authors:
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Kuniahru Imai; Mitsuru Ikeda; Yukihiro Enchi; Takanaga Niimi |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Academic radiology Volume: 14 ISSN: 1076-6332 ISO Abbreviation: Acad Radiol Publication Date: 2007 Feb |
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Created Date: 2007-01-22 Completed Date: 2007-04-03 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9440159 Medline TA: Acad Radiol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 137-43 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Radiological Technology, Nagoya University School of Health Sciences, 1-20 Daikominami 1-chome, Higashi-ku, Nagoya 461-8673, Japan. imai@met.nagoya-u.ac.jp |
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Fractals* Humans Phantoms, Imaging Radiation Dosage Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted* Radiography, Thoracic* |
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