Embedded importance watermarking for image verification in radiology

Domininc Osborne; D. Rogers; M. Sorell; Derek Abbott

doi:10.1117/12.527308

29 March 2004 Embedded importance watermarking for image verification in radiology

Domininc Osborne, D. Rogers, M. Sorell, Derek Abbott

Proceedings Volume 5275, BioMEMS and Nanotechnology; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.527308
Event: Microelectronics, MEMS, and Nanotechnology, 2003, Perth, Australia

Abstract

Digital medical images used in radiology are quite different to everyday continuous tone images. Radiology images require that all detailed diagnostic information can be extracted, which traditionally constrains digital medical images to be of large size and stored without loss of information. In order to transmit diagnostic images over a narrowband wireless communication link for remote diagnosis, lossy compression schemes must be used. This involves discarding detailed information and compressing the data, making it more susceptible to error. The loss of image detail and incidental degradation occurring during transmission have potential legal accountability issues, especially in the case of the null diagnosis of a tumor. The work proposed here investigates techniques for verifying the voracity of medical images - in particular, detailing the use of embedded watermarking as an objective means to ensure that important parts of the medical image can be verified. We propose a result to show how embedded watermarking can be used to differentiate contextual from detailed information. The type of images that will be used include spiral hairline fractures and small tumors, which contain the essential diagnostic high spatial frequency information.

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Domininc Osborne, D. Rogers, M. Sorell, and Derek Abbott "Embedded importance watermarking for image verification in radiology", Proc. SPIE 5275, BioMEMS and Nanotechnology, (29 March 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.527308

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