DIGITAL image analysis Flashcards
ADC
ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION
ITEMS NEEDED TO CREATE DIGITAL IMAGES
- ADC
- COMPUTER SOFTWARE&HARDWARE
A NUMERICAL REPRESENTATION OF XRAY INTENSITY TRANSMITTED THRU THE PATIENT
DIGITAL IMAGE
PARTS TO A 2DIMENSIONAL IMAGE FORMED BY
A MATRIX OF PIXELS
ROWS AND COLUMNS OF PICTURE ELEMENTS
MATRIX
PICTURE ELEMENT; DEMONSTRATES A SINGLE SHADE OF GRAY
PIXEL
A RANGE OF POSSIBLE GRAY SHADES IN A PIXEL
BIT DEPTH
PROCESSED BY COMPLEX MATHEMATICAL FORMULAS CALLED
ALGORITHMS
ADVANTAGE OF DIGITAL HAVING ALGORITHMS
NO MATTER THE TECHNIQUE AN IMAGE WILL ALWAYS FORM
DIGITAL IMAGE EXPOSURE FACTORS
- mAs and kVp
- dynamic range
HOW MAS AND KVP EXPOSURE FACTOR AFFECT DIGITAL EXPOSURE FACTOR
- HAS LESS OF A DIRECT EFFECT ON DENSITY AND CONTRAST IN DIGITAL IMAGING BC OF ALGORITHMS FIXES IT ANYWAY
- STILL AFFECT PATIENT DOSE
RANGE OF EXPOSURE INTENSITIES AN IR CAN DETECT
DYNAMIC RANGE CORRECTS INACCURATE SELECTIONS AND RANGE OF KV AND MAS MAY VARY
DIGITAL IMAGE QUALITY FACTORS
-BRIGHTNESS
-CONTRAST
-SPATIAL RESOLUTION
DISTORTION
-NOISE
-EXPOSURE INDICATOR
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in digital image quality brightness replaces the film based term
density not controlled by mAs, light representing individual pixels on an image
THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT REPRESENTED ON THE DISPLAY MONITOR AND CAN BE ADJUSTED
BRIGHTNESS
THIS FACTOR IS CONTROLLED BY PROCESSING SOFTWARE THRU A PREDETERMINED ALGORITHM
BRIGHTNESS
DIFFERNCE IN BRIGHTNESS BETWEEN THE LIGHT AND DARK AREAS AND CAN BE ADJUSTED
CONTRAST
ABILITY TO DISTINGUISH MANY SHADE OF GRAY RANGING FROM BLACK TO WHITE
CONTRAST RESOLUTION
SYSTEMS ABILITY TO DISPLAY POXELS
CONTRAST RESOLUTION
SYSTEM WITH THE BETTER CONTRAST RESOLUTION BC OF GREATER CONTRAST RANGES
DIGITAL
SYSTEM WITH THE BETTER DETAIL
FILM
CONTRAST IS ALSO CONTROLLED BY PROCESSING SOFTWARE THRU PREDETERMINED
ALGORITHMS
MORE BUT DEPTH MEANS
MORE GRAY SHADES DISPLAYED
GREATER CONTRAST RESOLUTION
CONTROLLING SCATTER IS IMPORTANT BC
DIGITAL IR’S ARE EXTREMELY SENSITIVE TO LOW ENERGY RADIATION
HOW TO CONTROLL SCATTER
- SELECT OPTIMAL KVP
- USE COLLIMATION AND GRIDS
- KEEP IR OUT OF XRAY ROOMS
THE ACCURACY OF ANATOMIC XRAY LINE ARE …..AND ARE MEASURED IN….
SPATIAL RESOLUTION
MICRONS