SPI Review 4 Flashcards
odd field are written by the elctron beam, then the even feild are written, this is called
interlaced display
how long does it take to create one display feild
1/60th of a sec
on typical tv a complete image is created in _____ and the frame rate is ______
1/30th of a sec
30Hz
only 2 choices, white or black, on or off, high contrast narrow dynamic range, poor contrast res
bistable
many levels of brightness, the assignment of diff gray shades for each echo amplitude, diff colors represent diff signal strengths, low contrast, wide dynamic range, improved contrast res
gray scale
determines the brilliance of the signals displayed
brightness
determines the range of brilliancies that are displayed, bistable images are high contrast
contrast
controls
brightness
contrast
real world, a variable attains a continuum of values
analog
computer world, a variable attains only discete values
digital
“the numbers”
digital image data
the smallest element of a digital picture
pixel
the greater the pixel density the greater the detail in the imaged, this is called
spatial detail resolution
spatial res of a crt is determined by
the number of tv lines per frame
a group of __ is assigned to each pixel to store the gray scale color assigned to that ____
bit
pixel
the more bits per pixel, the more shades of gray and the better the _______
contrast resolution
the smallest amount of digital storage, a group of bits, a series of 1 and 0
binary digit
a bit is _____ it has a value of either 0 or 1
bistable
a group of 8 bits
a byte
2 bytes =
16 bits
binary numbers are based on
2
decimal numbers are based on
10
how to calculate the number of gray shades that a collection of bits can represent
find out how many bits are assigned to each pixel
x the number 2 by itself the same number of times as there are bits
the number of gray shades displayed by
“n” bits is 2n
what is the number of shades that can be represented by 10 bits
2 to the 10th
1024
preprocessing
log compression fill in interpolation spatial compouding TGC write magnification persistant time gain?
related to the ability of humans to see the gray scale diff in anatomic structures, lower the high level echoes and boosts the low level echoes. the image dattas dynamic range is reduced
log compression
pre processing, controlled by sonographer
performed on frozen images
post processing
electrical signals from the transducer are ____ and must be converted into _______
analog
digital form
occurs after the image data is in the scan converter, is not re scanned and reads only part of the old data from the original image
read magnification
when the size of an image increases, if the number of pixels is unchanged, pixel size increases **
occurs upon acquisition of the US reflections, preprocessing, system re scans region of interest
write magnification
when the size of an image increases, if pixel size is unchanged, the number of pixels increase***
improves image detail (spatial res) by filling in the missing data
fill in interpolation
example, the edges of a circular structure will be better defined**
scan lines are steered by the transducer in diff directions so structures are interrogated by more than one pulse
spatial compounding
in spatial compounding
speckle and clutter are reduced
spatial res is iimproved
temp res and frame rate are reduced
shadows are reduced or eliminated
only _____ ______ trans use spatial compounding since they are steered ______
phased array
electronically
in spatial compounding the frames are ______ improving ____ __ _____ _____
averaged
signal to noise ratio
the averaging of previous frames to the displayed image, adds a “history” to the current image
persistence aka temporal averaging
persistence good for
smoother image
reduces noise
stationary or slow miving structures
edge enhancement is used for
emphasize the boundary between diff tissues and distinguish interfaces between structures w diff gray scale characterisitic
the ratio of the largest to smallest signal strength that each component processes
dynamic range