The Effect Of Pixel Size On The Detection Rate Of Early Pulmonary Sarcoidosis In Digital Chest Radiographic Systems

Heber MacMahon; Carl Vyborny; Gregory Powell; Kunio Doi; Charles E. Metz

doi:10.1117/12.943193

28 August 1984 The Effect Of Pixel Size On The Detection Rate Of Early Pulmonary Sarcoidosis In Digital Chest Radiographic Systems

Heber MacMahon, Carl Vyborny, Gregory Powell, Kunio Doi, Charles E. Metz

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Proceedings Volume 0486, Medical Imaging and Instrumentation '84; (1984) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.943193
Event: Medical Imaging and Instrumentation '84, 1984, Las Vegas, United States

Abstract

In digital radiography the pixel size used determines the potential spatial resolution of the system. The need for spatial resolution varies depending on the subject matter imaged. In many areas, including the chest, the minimum spatial resolution requirements have not been determined. Sarcoidosis is a disease which frequently causes subtle interstitial infiltrates in the lungs. As the initial step in an investigation designed to determine the minimum pixel size required in digital chest radiographic systems, we have studied 1 mm pixel digitized images on patients with early pulmonary sarcoidosis. The results of this preliminary study suggest that neither mild interstitial pulmonary infiltrates nor other abnormalities such as pneumothoraces may be detected reliably with 1 mm pixel digital images.

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Heber MacMahon, Carl Vyborny, Gregory Powell, Kunio Doi, and Charles E. Metz "The Effect Of Pixel Size On The Detection Rate Of Early Pulmonary Sarcoidosis In Digital Chest Radiographic Systems", Proc. SPIE 0486, Medical Imaging and Instrumentation '84, (28 August 1984); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.943193

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