Detector system comparison using relative CNR for specific imaging tasks related to neuro-endovascular image-guided interventions (neuro-EIGIs)

Brendan Loughran; S. N. Swetadri Vasan; Vivek Singh; Ciprian N. Ionita; Amit Jain; Daniel R. Bednarek; Stephen Rudin

doi:10.1117/12.2042332

19 March 2014 Detector system comparison using relative CNR for specific imaging tasks related to neuro-endovascular image-guided interventions (neuro-EIGIs)

Brendan Loughran, S. N. Swetadri Vasan, Vivek Singh, Ciprian N. Ionita, Amit Jain, Daniel R. Bednarek, Stephen Rudin

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Proceedings Volume 9033, Medical Imaging 2014: Physics of Medical Imaging; 903321 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2042332
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2014, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Neuro-EIGIs require visualization of very small endovascular devices and small vessels. A Microangiographic Fluoroscope (MAF) x-ray detector was developed to improve on the standard flat panel detector’s (FPD’s) ability to visualize small objects during neuro-EIGIs. To compare the performance of FPD and MAF imaging systems, specific imaging tasks related to those encountered during neuro-EIGIs were used to assess contrast to noise ratio (CNR) of different objects. A bar phantom and a stent were placed at a fixed distance from the x-ray focal spot to mimic a clinical imaging geometry and both objects were imaged by each detector system. Imaging was done without anti-scatter grids and using the same conditions for each system including: the same x-ray beam quality, collimator position, source to imager distance (SID), and source to object distance (SOD). For each object, relative contrasts were found for both imaging systems using the peak and trough signals. The relative noise was found using mean background signal and background noise for varying detector exposures. Next, the CNRs were found for these values for each object imaged and for each imaging system used. A relative CNR metric is defined and used to compare detector imaging performance. The MAF utilizes a temporal filter to reduce the overall image noise. The effects of using this filter with the MAF while imaging the clinical object’s CNRs are reported. The relative CNR for the detectors demonstrated that the MAF has superior CNRs for most objects and exposures investigated for this specific imaging task.

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Brendan Loughran, S. N. Swetadri Vasan, Vivek Singh, Ciprian N. Ionita, Amit Jain, Daniel R. Bednarek, and Stephen Rudin "Detector system comparison using relative CNR for specific imaging tasks related to neuro-endovascular image-guided interventions (neuro-EIGIs)", Proc. SPIE 9033, Medical Imaging 2014: Physics of Medical Imaging, 903321 (19 March 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2042332

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