Development of a Voxel-Matching Technique for Substantial Reduction of Subtraction Artifacts in Temporal Subtraction Images Obtained from Thoracic MDCT

3D temporal subtraction on chest MDCT images using nonlinear image registration technique

[Development of temporal subtraction method for chest radiographs by using pixel matching technique].

A temporal subtraction image, which is obtained by subtraction of a previous image from a current one, can enhance interval changes on a chest radiograph by removal of most normal structures. However, subtraction artifacts, which tend to reduce its effectiveness in the detection of interval changes, were still included in the conventional method. In this study, we have developed a pixel matchin...

Detection of Lung Nodule on Temporal Subtraction Images Based on Artificial Neural Network

The temporal subtraction technique as one of computer aided diagnosis has been introduced in medical fields to enhance the interval changes such as formation of new lesions and changes in existing abnormalities on deference image. With the temporal subtraction technique radiologists can easily detect lung nodules on visual screening. Until now, two-dimensional temporal subtraction imaging techn...

Reduction of patient motion artifacts in digital subtraction angiography: evaluation of a fast and fully automatic technique.

The performance of an automatic technique for the reduction of patient motion artifacts in digital subtraction angiography was evaluated. Four observers assessed the quality of 104 cerebral digital subtraction angiographic images that were processed by means of both the automatic technique and manual pixel shifting. The automatic technique resulted in better image quality and was considerably l...

Improving 99mTc-tetrofosmin Myocardial Perfusion Images by Time Subtraction Technique

Quantitative measurement of myocardium perfusion is possible with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) using a semiconductor detector. However, accumulation of 99mTc-tetrofosmin in the liver may make it difficult to assess that accurately in the inferior myocardium. Our idea is to reduce the high accumulation in the liver by using dynamic SPECT imaging and a technique called time ...