Digital image processing techniques can improve the interpretation and evaluation of radiographic and acoustic image data as well as the time domain waveforms produced by ultrasonic, eddy current, and acoustic emission in two important ways. First, the image or waveform being evaluated can be enhanced to bring out detail not readily apparent to the observer. Second, the properly enhanced image ...

A feasibility study of a novel PET-based molecular image guided radiation therapy (m-IGRT) system was conducted by comparing PET-based digitally reconstructed planar image (PDRI) registration with radiographic registration. We selected a pair of opposing parallel-plane PET systems for the practical implementation of this system. Planar images along the in-plane and cross-plane directions were r...

New digital detectors were developed for medical applications, which have the potential to substitute the X-ray film. Digital Detector Arrays (DDA: Flat Panel Detectors, Line Detectors) and Imaging Plates (Computed Radiography, CR) allow a fast acquisition of radiographic images with higher dynamic than film. Especially DDA’s allow a radiographic inspection with considerable higher image qualit...

The authors report a case of the traumatic bone cyst in left mandibular body 17-year-old girl. lesion was diagnosed radiographically as an accidental finding. radiographic characteristics unusual showing image involving unerupted third molar.

To inspect turbine blade automatically, with a real-time radiographic system based on X-ray flat panel detector, computerized defect extraction technique is studied on the basis of characteristics of turbine blade’s digital radiographic images. At first, in the light of a variety of gray-level in a turbine blade’s digital radiographic image, it is divided into six subareas. An adaptive median f...

Neutron radiography (NR) technique has been adopted to study homogeneity and water absorption behavior of building materials, like double layer silver gray tiles obtained from Concord Real Estate & Building Products, Unit II, Salna, Gazipur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Measurements of optical density differences between the film background and radiographic images of the dry/wet samples were used for inv...

OBJECTIVES Our goal was to validate an educational 90-min minicourse in lower-irradiating cardiac invasive techniques. BACKGROUND Despite comprehensive radiation safety programs, patient radiation exposure in invasive cardiology remains considerable. METHODS Before and at a median period of 3.7 months after the minicourse at 32 German cardiac centers, 177 interventionalists consistently doc...

OBJECTIVE To determine the examination frequencies, quality of radiographic images and the entrance surface dose (ESD) in patients undergoing general radiographic examinations. DESIGN Prospective study on the device performance, film reject rate, patient dose, and image quality during the use of standard and fast speed film screen combination. SETTING Radiology Department of Kenyatta Nation...

The tube to tube sheet welding joints of heat exchanger is the most critical joints. A special Nondestructive testing technology was proposed, which is based on the digital radiographic imaging automatic inspection system to the characteristics on the tube to tube sheet welding joints of heat exchanger. A new style Linear Diode Arrays as a device is used to receive ray, which will be fixed on a...