testing flat-panel imaging systems what the medical physicist
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TESTING FLAT-PANEL IMAGING SYSTEMS:What the Medical Physicist Needs to Know
JAMES A. TOMLINSON, M.S., D.A.B.R.Diagnostic Radiological Physicist
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Topics
• Image Uniformity and Artifacts• Image Quality - Detail• Image Quality - Contrast• Detector Sensitivity
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Image Uniformity - Setup
• PMMA – 8” thick x 14”x17”• Copper – 2-3 mm x 14”x17”• Typical radiographic technique or AEC
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Image Uniformity - Analysis
• Visual inspection of image to look for shading or signal brightness variation
• Use typical display window, then narrow window
• Provides a quick review
• Comprehensive testing requires analytical tools to measure signal variation across image
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Image Artifacts
• Inspect uniformity image for:– signal voids or defects– lines (banding)– residual image burn
• CAUTION: Latent images can result from phosphor burn if detector dose is too high !
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Image Quality - Detail
• Primarily controlled by sampling pitch (pixel size) and display pitch
• Use PSF, LSF, or ESF to generate MTF curve
• Line-pair test tool quickly evaluates cut-off frequency in the field
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DF Detail
• Past experience using line-pair test tool with digital fluoroshows increasing detail with decreasing image size, because fluoroscopic image has more detail than converted digital matrix , up to 2048x2048.
FOV (cm) lp/mm (1k)20 2.516 3.213 3.9
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Flat Panel Detail
• Flat panel detectors often have the same cut-off frequency regardless of FOV.
FOV (cm) lp/mm (1k)20 3.516 3.513 3.5
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Digital Zoom
• Because native detector element size is constant, it is limiting factor with detail
• When change FOV, the system does “digital zoom”, by overlaying original data pattern over new display matrix (like digital cameras)
• Since original pattern remains constant from sampling frequency, so does cut-off frequency
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detectormatrix
testpattern
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detectormatrix
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displaymatrix
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detectormatrix
zoom area
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zoom
same cut-off frequency
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Magnification
• If detector matrix (512-1024) ≤ display matrix (1024), image magnification (zoom) results in spread of data across pixels and no increased detail
• If detector matrix (2048) is > display matrix (1024), image magnification (zoom) results in increased detail displayed
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Pixel Binning
• Some systems combine a group of detector element data together to form one pixel for display
• Results in larger than expected blur and low cut-off frequencies
• Used in some applications, such as cardiac cath, where data throughput is restricted at high frame rates
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Pixel Binning (1k display)
FOV lp/mmxlarge 1.7large 1.7medium 1.7small 3.5
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Sampling Pitch
Size Matrix Pixel Pitch3 MP 1500x2000 0.24 mm 2 lp/mm
5 MP 2000x2500 0.17 mm 3 lp/mm
9 MP 2700x3300 0.13 mm 3.8 lp/mm
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Aliasing
• To reduce aliasing errors with detector and display matrices , place test object at 450 to the matrix
• Underestimates cut-off frequency
• Divide observed frequency by sin 450 (0.7)
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Typical DR Resolution
• 3-5 lp/mm
• Should use magnifying glasses, especially for old senior physicists, due to visual loss with age
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Image Contrast
• Contrast sensitivity and resolution is much better for DR systems than screen/film systems
• Image should be viewed at a greater distance than for detail review.
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Dynamic Range
Signal
S/F
DR
Log Exposure
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Contrast Sensitivity
• Test tools commonly available to determine cutoff contrast level (%) and size
• Typical contrast = < 1%
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16% 4.5%
2%
1.5%
0.5%
Sensitivity
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10 mm
0.6 mm
Resolution
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Detector Radiation Sensitivity
• Measure radiation to the detector, required to produce acceptable image
• Clinical medical physicists need to know what the patiententrance radiation exposures are, for exposure control, organ dose calculations and fetal dose estimates
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AEC Calibration
• To assess routine patient exposure, the ESE from AEC should be assessed with 4-10 inches of PMMA
• The kVp should be appropriate for the thickness
• We have found that for patient ESE:CR 2x > Screen/film 2x > DR
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My Image Quality Phantom
• With readily available test tools, a combo phantom can be built to provide quick evaluation of detail and contrast.
• Considerable cost savings to other phantoms…
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1.0 % contrast
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4.0 lp/mm
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“Name That Phantom”
• D.R.I.Q.• D.R.I.P.• The TESTOOL• M.I.Q.P.• P.E.D.R.O.
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