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Evaluation of imaging properties of a laser film digitizer.

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Yin, FF; Giger, ML; Doi, K; Yoshimura, H; Xu, XW; Nishikawa, RM
Published in: Phys Med Biol
January 1992

In this paper we provide a quantitative assessment of the basic imaging properties of a laser film digitizer. The characteristic curve of the digitizer was determined in terms of the relationship between input optical density and output pixel value. Spatial resolution of the laser digitizer was characterized using the presampling modulation transfer function (MTF), which was measured using a curve fitting technique with an angulated slit. For the noise analysis, we compared the Wiener spectra of uniformly exposed film samples before and after digitization. The effects of different sampling distances and scanning directions were investigated. Our results show that the characteristic curve of the laser digitizer was linear. The presampling MTFs of the digitizer were similar at different sampling distances and were substantially greater in the vertical scanning direction than in the horizontal direction. The noise of the digitized film sample was mainly affected by the presampling MTF and structure noise of the digitizer.

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Published In

Phys Med Biol

DOI

ISSN

0031-9155

Publication Date

January 1992

Volume

37

Issue

1

Start / End Page

273 / 280

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • X-Ray Film
  • Radiographic Image Enhancement
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Lasers
  • Humans
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • 5105 Medical and biological physics
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
  • 0903 Biomedical Engineering
  • 0299 Other Physical Sciences
 

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Yin, F. F., Giger, M. L., Doi, K., Yoshimura, H., Xu, X. W., & Nishikawa, R. M. (1992). Evaluation of imaging properties of a laser film digitizer. Phys Med Biol, 37(1), 273–280. https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/37/1/020
Yin, F. F., M. L. Giger, K. Doi, H. Yoshimura, X. W. Xu, and R. M. Nishikawa. “Evaluation of imaging properties of a laser film digitizer.Phys Med Biol 37, no. 1 (January 1992): 273–80. https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/37/1/020.
Yin FF, Giger ML, Doi K, Yoshimura H, Xu XW, Nishikawa RM. Evaluation of imaging properties of a laser film digitizer. Phys Med Biol. 1992 Jan;37(1):273–80.
Yin, F. F., et al. “Evaluation of imaging properties of a laser film digitizer.Phys Med Biol, vol. 37, no. 1, Jan. 1992, pp. 273–80. Pubmed, doi:10.1088/0031-9155/37/1/020.
Yin FF, Giger ML, Doi K, Yoshimura H, Xu XW, Nishikawa RM. Evaluation of imaging properties of a laser film digitizer. Phys Med Biol. 1992 Jan;37(1):273–280.
Journal cover image

Published In

Phys Med Biol

DOI

ISSN

0031-9155

Publication Date

January 1992

Volume

37

Issue

1

Start / End Page

273 / 280

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • X-Ray Film
  • Radiographic Image Enhancement
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Lasers
  • Humans
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • 5105 Medical and biological physics
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
  • 0903 Biomedical Engineering
  • 0299 Other Physical Sciences