Preliminary Experience With A Laser Scanner And Printer System For Radiological Imaging

Hiroshi Takeuchi; Ricky K. Taira; H. K. Huang; Shih Chung B. Lo; Nicholas J. Mankovich

doi:10.1117/12.947331

16 September 1985 Preliminary Experience With A Laser Scanner And Printer System For Radiological Imaging

Hiroshi Takeuchi, Ricky K. Taira, H. K. Huang, Shih Chung B. Lo, Nicholas J. Mankovich

Proceedings Volume 0536, 3rd Intl Conf on Picture Archiving and Communication Systems; (1985) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.947331
Event: 1985 Medical Imaging Conferences, 1985, California, United States

Abstract

The digital radiology department demands an accurate means to both digitize x-ray film and to represent digital data on film. This paper gives preliminary test results of the performance of a prototype laser scanner and printer system manufactured by the Konishiroku Photo Ind. Co., Ltd., for use in radiological imaging. The laser scanner digitizes x-ray film at a resolution of 2000x2400x10 bits for a 14x17 inch film. A variety of film sizes and optical density ranges can be scanned. The laser printer writes a digital image onto either 8x10 or 14x17 inch film with a pixel size of 80x80 microns. A 14x17 inch film can be written at up to 4288x5275x8 bit pixel resolution. A maximum of 16 images can be placed onto a single film. Software controlled look-up tables are used to correct for nonlinearities in the production of film density from digital data. Image magnification and minification are available under software control. Tests of uniformity, linearity, contrast and spatial resolution, signal to noise ratio, and laser field intensity distribution experiments for the laser scanner and printer have been conducted. This paper presents the results of these tests and some early clinical results.

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Hiroshi Takeuchi, Ricky K. Taira, H. K. Huang, Shih Chung B. Lo, and Nicholas J. Mankovich "Preliminary Experience With A Laser Scanner And Printer System For Radiological Imaging", Proc. SPIE 0536, 3rd Intl Conf on Picture Archiving and Communication Systems, (16 September 1985); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.947331

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