• DocumentCode
    1429733
  • Title

    A Technique to Improve the Image Quality in Computer Tomography

  • Author

    Attivissimo, Filippo ; Cavone, Giuseppe ; Lanzolla, Anna Maria Lucia ; Spadavecchia, Maurizio

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electrics & Electron., Polytech. of Bari, Bari, Italy
  • Volume
    59
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    5/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1251
  • Lastpage
    1257
  • Abstract
    The purpose of this paper is to assess the effect of different noise reduction filters on computed tomography (CT) images. In particular, denoising filters based on the combination of Gaussian and Prewitt operators and on anisotropic diffusion are proposed. Simulation results show that the proposed techniques increase the image quality and allow the use of a low-dose CT protocol.
  • Keywords
    computerised tomography; image denoising; CT protocol; Gaussian operators; Prewitt operators; anisotropic diffusion; computer tomography; denoising filters; image quality; noise reduction filters; Computed tomography (CT); denoising filters; image quality; radiation dose;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9456
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIM.2010.2040932
  • Filename
    5422791
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1429733