Detection of skin line in computed radiographs for improved tone scale

Robert A. Senn; Lori L. Barski

doi:10.1117/12.274092

25 April 1997 Detection of skin line in computed radiographs for improved tone scale

Robert A. Senn, Lori L. Barski

Proceedings Volume 3034, Medical Imaging 1997: Image Processing; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.274092
Event: Medical Imaging 1997, 1997, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

An algorithm for the detection of the skin-line transitions in computed radiographic imagery is presented. Knowledge of the gray-level values associated with the skin-line transition can be utilized by a tone-scaling algorithm to prevent the loss of visibility of the skin line. Features associated with the line profile of the significant transitions are used to identify the kin-line transition in digital radiographs. A Gaussian maximum likelihood classifier is used to separate the skin-line transitions from those associated with the background-foreground, background-hardware, and other significant transitions. Results are presented for a set of operational computed radiography exams.

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Robert A. Senn and Lori L. Barski "Detection of skin line in computed radiographs for improved tone scale", Proc. SPIE 3034, Medical Imaging 1997: Image Processing, (25 April 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.274092

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