DocumentCode
2581667
Title
A scalable FPGA-based custom computing machine for a medical image processing
Author
Yokota, Tomoyuki ; Nagafuchi, M. ; Mekada, Yoshito ; Yoshinaga, Tsutomu ; Ootsu, Kanemitsu ; Baba, Toshihiko
Author_Institution
Dept. of Inf. Sci., Utsunomiya Univ., Japan
fYear
2002
fDate
2002
Firstpage
307
Lastpage
308
Abstract
Concentration index filter is a kind of spatial filters of images, and its typical application is diagnosis from medical images. This paper presents a dedicated computing engine for concentration index filtering. Original algorithm is modified to extract full parallelism and data width is optimized for maximizing clock speed and minimizing hardware scale. Evaluation results reveal that the system runs 100 times faster than current workstation and enables real-time diagnosis.
Keywords
field programmable gate arrays; medical image processing; special purpose computers; concentration index filter; dedicated computing engine; diagnosis; medical image processing; medical images; spatial filters; Biomedical image processing; Biomedical imaging; Clocks; Data mining; Engines; Filtering; Hardware; Medical diagnostic imaging; Parallel processing; Spatial filters;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines, 2002. Proceedings. 10th Annual IEEE Symposium on
Print_ISBN
0-7695-1801-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/FPGA.2002.1106695
Filename
1106695
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