8. Digital Medical Imaging Fundamentals Flashcards
A two-dimensional (2D) function
Digital Image
f(x,y); Where x & y =
plane coordinates
x
length
y
height
z
width
f
amplitude (brightness level)
Function f(x,y) where x and y are
spatial coordinates
is a 2D representation of a continuous image by a 2D array of discrete samples
Digital Image
Each element of a 2D array is a
pixel
If the digital image f(x,y,z) is 3-D, then the picture element is called a
VOXEL (volume element)
VOXEL
Volume Element
As f(x,y,z) is collected through time t, the collection becomes a
4-D image set
fourth dimension is
Time (t)
used when mathematics is presented
f
picture or image is being emphasized
p
w
Time (t)
Point Dimension
0D
Line Dimension
1D
Plane Dimension
2D
Solid Dimension
3D
A rectangular arrangement of numbers into rows & columns
Matrix
Each number in a matrix is referred to as a
matrix elementorentry
Thedimensionsof a matrix give the number of _____ of the matrixin this order
rows and columns
horizontal and the first number in matrix
rows
vertical and the second number in the matrix
columns
if the image is obtained through a digitizer
Digitized
if the image is generated digitally
Digital Image
The pixel (voxel) value (gray level) can range from: 8-bit
0-255
The pixel (voxel) value (gray level) can range from: 10-bit
0-1023
The pixel (voxel) value (gray level) can range from: 9-bit
0-511
The pixel (voxel) value (gray level) can range from: 11-bit
0-2045
The pixel (voxel) value (gray level) can range from: 12-bit
0-4095
Represent physical, chemical, & physiological properties of the state of anatomical structures or physiological processes when the image was captured
Gray Levels
0 represents
Black (Radiolucent)
255 or highest number represent
White (Radiopaque)
Represents the optical density of the small square area of the film
Digitizer
Represents the relative linear attenuation coefficient of the tissue
Computed Tomography (CT)
Hounsfield Units of Bone
1000
Hounsfield Units of Muscle
50
Hounsfield Units of Brain White
45
Hounsfield Units of Brain Gray
40
Hounsfield Units of Blood
20
Hounsfield Units of Water
0
Hounsfield Units of Fat
-100
Hounsfield Units of Lung
-200
Hounsfield Units of Air
-1000
Corresponds to the MR signal response of the tissue
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Uses echo signal to penetrates the tissues
Ultrasound (UTZ)
2D projection image is the
ordered pair (M,N) signals
Size of the image is the product of M x N bits where 2k represents the
gray level range