Development and evaluation of a digital radiography system using a large-area flat panel detector

Shigeyuki Ikeda; Katsumi Suzuki; Ken Ishikawa; Richard E. Colbeth; Chris Webb; Saori Tanaka; Kenji Okusako

doi:10.1117/12.479992

5 June 2003 Development and evaluation of a digital subtraction angiography system using a large-area flat panel detector

Shigeyuki Ikeda, Katsumi Suzuki, Ken Ishikawa, Richard E. Colbeth, Chris Webb, Saori Tanaka, Kenji Okusako

Author Affiliations +

Proceedings Volume 5030, Medical Imaging 2003: Physics of Medical Imaging; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.479992
Event: Medical Imaging 2003, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We developed prototype Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) System with a new large area FPD. Dynamic range, MTF, Contrast ratio and line noise were much improved. The improved FPD is a scintillator-type detector, and has a 40 x 30 cm active area, 2048 x 1536 matrix with 194um pixel pitch. The Prototype DSA system has two x-ray detectors, the FPD and the I.I.-CCD camera, and we can choose them on demand. All images captured from both detectors at 3 frames/sec in DSA mode and 30 frames/sec in Fluoroscopy mode are forwarded to our image-processing unit. We applied the new DSA system to more than 150 studies and compared the results with images from the I.I.-CCD. In DSA mode, FPD System, which has a wide dynamic range, large detecting area, and good contrast ratio yielded superior angiogram images compared with the I.I-CCD system. In Fluoroscopy mode, we improved line noise and increased the contrast of catheters and guide wires with a new image processing technique. With these improvements, the image quality of the FPD System is superior to the I.I.-CCD system at the exposure range of over 2uR/frame (17.4 nGy/frame).

Citation Download Citation

Shigeyuki Ikeda, Katsumi Suzuki, Ken Ishikawa, Richard E. Colbeth, Chris Webb, Saori Tanaka, and Kenji Okusako "Development and evaluation of a digital subtraction angiography system using a large-area flat panel detector", Proc. SPIE 5030, Medical Imaging 2003: Physics of Medical Imaging, (5 June 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.479992

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available