2. Digital Image Processing Concepts Flashcards

1
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the processing of images using a computer

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Digital Image Processing

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Steps of Digital Image Processing

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  1. Converted into digital data

2. A digital image

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3
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utilize digital image processing as their central feature of their operations

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CR / Flat-panel DR / Digital Mammography / Fluoroscopy

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incorporate digital image processing as an essential tool to manipulate and enhance digital images

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CT / MRI / Ultrasonography / Nuclear Medicine

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5
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image processing expert, retired NASA engineer

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Castleman, Kenneth R. (1994)

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uses set theory to classify images based on their form and the method used to produce them

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Castleman, Kenneth R.

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According to him, “Images as a subset of all objects, and that image set contains subset within it, such as visible and invisible images, optical and mathematical images”

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Castleman, Kenneth R.

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photographs, drawings, paintings

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Visible Images

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temperature, pressure, elevation maps

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Invisible Images

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10
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holograms

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Optical Images

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continuous and discrete functions

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Mathematical Images

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12
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important in the world of digital imaging

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Mathematical Images

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13
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is a continuous function that can be converted into a discrete function, both of which will generate two categories of images, namely, analog and digital images

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classical sine wave

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14
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is continuous wave form that changes smoothly over time

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analog signal

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15
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is discrete and can only have a limited number of defined values, often as simple as 1 and 0

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digital signal

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16
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to generate an image that is more pleasing to the observer

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Image Enhancement

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17
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Image Enhancement includes:

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  • Contrast enhancement
  • Edge enhancement
  • Spatial and Frequency filtering
  • Image combining
  • Noise reduction
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18
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to improve the quality of images that have distortion or degradations

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Image Restoration

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19
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blurred images can be filtered to make them sharper

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Image Restoration

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20
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measurements and statistics, as well as segmentation, feature extraction, and classification of objects

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Image Analysis

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21
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are used in 3D medical imaging

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Segmentation operations

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22
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the goal of ______ is to simplify and/or change the representation of an image into something that is more meaningful and easier to analyze

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segmentation

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23
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to reduce the size of the image in order to decrease transmission time and reduce storage space

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Image Compression

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Types of Image Compression

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  1. Lossy or irreversible

2. Lossless or reversible

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25
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there is some loss of image details when the image is decompressed

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Lossy or irreversible

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26
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there is no loss of any information in the image (detail is not compromised) when the image is decompressed

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Lossless or reversible

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27
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More recent form of compression

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wavelet compression (special waveforms) / Haar compression

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28
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Wavelet (special waveforms) compression

Main advantage:

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There is no loss in either spatial and frequency information

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29
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offers an approach that allows one to reduce the size of the data while at the same time improving its quality through the removal of high-frequency noise components

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Wavelet compression

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30
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these processing operations “create images from other or non-image data”

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Image Synthesis

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31
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these operations are used when a desired image is either physically impossible or impractical to acquire, or does not exist in a physical form at all

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Image Synthesis

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Examples of Image Synthesis

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  • Image reconstruction techniques

- 3D visualization techniques which are based on computer graphics technology

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33
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numerical image

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Matrix

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34
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a digital image is made up of a 2D array of numbers

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Matrix

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35
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consists of columns (M) and rows (N) that define small square regions

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Matrix

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36
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small square regions

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Picture elements or Pixels

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37
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dimension of the image can be described by M, N and the size of the image is given by the relationship:

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M x N x k bits (row x column)

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38
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Matrix size =

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Field of view (FOV)

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39
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M=N

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the image is square

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40
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Increasing FOV will result to:

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  • Increase Image processing time
  • Increase Storage space
  • Increase Transmission time
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41
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Picture element

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Pixels

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42
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each pixel contains a number (discrete value) that represents a ______ level, which reflects the tissue characteristic being imaged

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brightness

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43
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MRI Image matrix (in pixels)

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256 x 256

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44
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CT Scan Image matrix (in pixels)

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512 x 512

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45
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Ultrasound Image matrix (in pixels)

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512 x 512

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46
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Color Doppler Image matrix (in pixels)

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768 x 576

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47
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Digital radiography Image matrix (in pixels)

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Up to 3000 x 3000

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48
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Digital mammography Image matrix (in pixels)

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Up to 3328 x 4096

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49
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Computed radiography Image matrix (in pixels)

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3520 x 4280

50
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MRI Dynamic range (bits per pixel)

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16

51
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CT Scan Dynamic range (bits per pixel)

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16

52
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Ultrasound Dynamic range (bits per pixel)

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8

53
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Color Doppler Dynamic range (bits per pixel)

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8

54
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Digital radiography Dynamic range (bits per pixel)

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Up to 16

55
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Digital mammography Dynamic range (bits per pixel)

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14

56
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Computed radiography Dynamic range (bits per pixel)

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12

57
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MRI File size (per image)

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131 KB

58
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CT Scan File size (per image)

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524 KB

59
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Ultrasound File size (per image)

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262 KB

60
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Color Doppler File size (per image)

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442 KB

61
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Digital radiography File size (per image)

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Up to 18 MB

62
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Digital mammography File size (per image)

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27 MB

63
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Computed radiography File size (per image)

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30 MB

64
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related to atomic number and mass density of the tissues

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Radiography / CT

65
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represents characteristics of tissues such a proton density and relaxation times

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MRI

66
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DIFFERENTIAL ABSORPTION FACTORS

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  • High atomic number

- Mass Density

67
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how tightly the atoms of tissues are packed

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Mass Density

68
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Atomic number for air and soft tissue are about the same the OD changes are due to

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mass density difference

69
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INTERACTIONS OF X-RAYS WITH MATTER

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  • No interaction
  • Complete absorption
  • Partial absorption with scatter
70
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x-ray passes completely through tissue and into the image receptor

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No interaction (ex. air)

71
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x-ray energy is completed absorbed by the tissue. No imaging information results

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Complete absorption (ex. bone)

72
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involves a partial transfer of energy to tissue, with the resulting scattered x-ray having less energy and trajectory

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scattering

73
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degrades image quality and causes patient and staff dose

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Partial absorption with scatter

74
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For digital imaging modalities, the ____ the matrix size, the ____ the pixel size, the better the spatial resolution

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larger,

smaller

75
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Pixels in a digital image represent the information contained in a volume of tissue in the patient

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VOXEL (3D)

76
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Tissue voxel information is converted into numerical values and expressed in the pixels, and these numbers are

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assigned brightness levels

77
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8-bit = ____ tonal levels

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256 tonal levels

78
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5-bit = ____ tonal levels

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32 tonal levels

79
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3-bit = ____ tonal levels

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8 tonal levels

80
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implies that every pixel in the digital image matrix M x N is represented by k binary digits

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K bits

81
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The number of bits per pixel is the

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bit depth

82
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K bits =

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2^k

83
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The bit depth has an effect on the number of shades of gray, hence the _____ of the image

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density resolution

84
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3 STEPS IN DIGITIZING AN IMAGE

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  1. Scanning
  2. Sampling
  3. Quantization
85
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the image is first divided into an array of pixels

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Scanning

86
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involves measuring the brightness level of each of the pixels using special devices such as PMT (Photomultiplier Tube)

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Sampling

87
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the signal from the PMT is an analog signal (voltage waveform) that must be a converted into a digital image for processing by a computer

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Sampling

88
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it determines the spatial resolution of the digitized images

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Sampling

89
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it determines the number of grey levels in the digitized images

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Quantization

90
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brightness levels obtained from sampling are assigned an integer (zero or negative or positive number) called a

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gray level

91
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the image is now made up of a range of gray levels

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Quantization

92
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total number of grays levels

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Gray scale

93
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Common Image Processing Operations:
Image Reformatting, Windowing, Region of Interest (ROI), Magnification, Surface and Volume Rendering, Profile, Histogram, Collage, Image Synthesis

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Computed Tomography

94
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Common Image Processing Operations:
Windowing, Region of Interest (ROI), Magnification, Surface and Volume Rendering, Profile, Histogram, Collage, Image Synthesis

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging

95
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Common Image Processing Operations:
Analytic Processing, Subtraction of images out of a sequence, Gray-scale Processing, Temporal Frame Averaging, Edge Enhancement, Pixel Shifting

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Digital Subtracting Angiography/ Digital Fluoroscopy

96
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Common Image Processing Operations:
Partitioned Pattern Recognition, Exposure Field Recognition, Histogram Analysis, Normalization of Raw Image Data, Gray-Scale Processing (Windowing), Spatial Filtering, Dynamic Range Control, Energy Subtraction, etc.

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Computed Radiography/ Digital Radiography

97
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simple and the most frequently used operation in digital diagnostic imaging

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Point Processing Operations

98
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the value of the one (point) input image pixel is mapped onto the corresponding output image pixel

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Point Processing Operations

99
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a graph of numbers of pixels in the entire image or part of the image having the same gray levels (density values) plotted as a function of the gray levels

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Histogram

100
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graphical display of the pixel intensity distribution for a digital image / graphical representation of the image

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Histogram

101
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plots the number of pixels found at each pixel value

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Histogram

102
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Changing the histogram of the image can alter its

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brightness and contrast

103
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If the histogram is modified or change, the _____ will change as well

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brightness and contrast

104
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Wide histogram implies _____ contrast

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more

105
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Narrow histogram will show _____ contrast

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less

106
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If the values of the histogram are concentrated in the lower end of the range of values, the image appears _____; conversely, the image appears _____ at the end of the range

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dark,

bright

107
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determines the numbers assigned to the input pixel values that change them into output pixel values resulting in a change in contrast and brightness of the image

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Look-up table

108
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change the contrast and brightness of an image

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Windowing

109
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a digital image is made up of numbers, the range of numbers is the _____, controls the contrast or gray scale

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Window Width (WW)

110
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the center of the range is define as the _____, controls the brightness of the image

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Window Level (WL)

111
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_____ Window Width provides higher image contrast (short-scale)

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Narrow

112
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_____ Window Width will show an image with less contrast

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Wide

113
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one of the first step in becoming aware of and versatile with digital image processing is to understand the general nature of images

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Image Formation and Representation

114
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SUBSETS OF IMAGES

CLASSIFICATION

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  1. Visible Images
  2. Invisible Images
  3. Optical Images
  4. Mathematical Images
115
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5 CLASSES OF DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING OPERATIONS

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  1. Image Enhancement
  2. Image Restoration
  3. Image Analysis
  4. Image Compression
  5. Image Synthesis
116
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combination of lossy and lossless compression

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Wavelet compression

117
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How is matrix named

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N x M
rows x columns
horizontal x vertical

118
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High atomic number = _____ atoms

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larger

119
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a series of mathematical equations that are used for post processing in radiography

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Look-up table

120
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It is used to correct values using a mapping function

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Look-up table