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A novel pre-processing technique for improving image quality in digital breast tomosynthesis

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dc.contributor.authorKim, Hyeongseok-
dc.contributor.authorLee, Taewon-
dc.contributor.authorHong, Joonpyo-
dc.contributor.authorSabir, Sohail-
dc.contributor.authorLee, Jung-Ryun-
dc.contributor.authorChoi, Young Wook-
dc.contributor.authorKim, Hak Hee-
dc.contributor.authorChae, Eun Young-
dc.contributor.authorCho, Seungryong-
dc.date.available2019-03-08T09:37:53Z-
dc.date.issued2017-02-
dc.identifier.issn0094-2405-
dc.identifier.issn2473-4209-
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/4864-
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Nonlinear pre-reconstruction processing of the projection data in computed tomography (CT) where accurate recovery of the CT numbers is important for diagnosis is usually discouraged, for such a processing would violate the physics of image formation in CT. However, one can devise a pre-processing step to enhance detectability of lesions in digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) where accurate recovery of the CT numbers is fundamentally impossible due to the incompleteness of the scanned data. Since the detection of lesions such as micro-calcifications and mass in breasts is the purpose of using DBT, it is justified that a technique producing higher detectability of lesions is a virtue. Methods: A histogram modification technique was developed in the projection data domain. Histogram of raw projection data was first divided into two parts: One for the breast projection data and the other for background. Background pixel values were set to a single value that represents the boundary between breast and background. After that, both histogram parts were shifted by an appropriate amount of offset and the histogram-modified projection data were log-transformed. Filtered-backprojection (FBP) algorithm was used for image reconstruction of DBT. To evaluate performance of the proposed method, we computed the detectability index for the reconstructed images from clinically acquired data. Results: Typical breast border enhancement artifacts were greatly suppressed and the detectability of calcifications and masses was increased by use of the proposed method. Compared to a global threshold-based post-reconstruction processing technique, the proposed method produced images of higher contrast without invoking additional image artifacts. Conclusions: In this work, we report a novel pre-processing technique that improves detectability of lesions in DBT and has potential advantages over the global threshold-based post-reconstruction processing technique. The proposed method not only increased the lesion detectability but also reduced typical image artifacts pronounced in conventional FBP-based DBT. (C) 2016 American Association of Physicists in Medicine-
dc.format.extent9-
dc.language영어-
dc.language.isoENG-
dc.publisherWILEY-
dc.titleA novel pre-processing technique for improving image quality in digital breast tomosynthesis-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/mp.12078-
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationMEDICAL PHYSICS, v.44, no.2, pp 417 - 425-
dc.description.isOpenAccessY-
dc.identifier.wosid000397401800010-
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-85015585747-
dc.citation.endPage425-
dc.citation.number2-
dc.citation.startPage417-
dc.citation.titleMEDICAL PHYSICS-
dc.citation.volume44-
dc.type.docTypeArticle-
dc.publisher.location미국-
dc.subject.keywordAuthorcontrast enhancement-
dc.subject.keywordAuthordigital breast tomosynthesis-
dc.subject.keywordAuthorfiltered-backprojection-
dc.subject.keywordAuthorhistogram modification-
dc.subject.keywordAuthorimage processing-
dc.subject.keywordPlusENHANCEMENT-
dc.subject.keywordPlusMAMMOGRAPHY-
dc.subject.keywordPlusSTATISTICS-
dc.subject.keywordPlusLESIONS-
dc.relation.journalResearchAreaRadiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging-
dc.relation.journalWebOfScienceCategoryRadiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging-
dc.description.journalRegisteredClasssci-
dc.description.journalRegisteredClassscie-
dc.description.journalRegisteredClassscopus-
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