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dc.contributor.advisorTharp, Halen_US
dc.contributor.authorEvanoff, Michael Geoffrey, 1964-
dc.creatorEvanoff, Michael Geoffrey, 1964-en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-18T10:05:21Z
dc.date.available2013-04-18T10:05:21Z
dc.date.issued1998en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/282811
dc.description.abstractRadiology departments are implementing conversion from the use of hard copy film in favor of digital imaging. New digital acquisitions are increasing the efficacy of radiological imaging. The outputs of new modalities such as magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomography (CT) are digital. They both involve gathering information that allows reconstructing cross sectional projections of internal structures and displaying them as digital images. Other technologies, e.g., computed radiography (CR), can provide digital radiographic data that replaces analog projection radiography. To date, the processed digital data is still transferred to film to provide a typical radiographic film in appearance. The film is presented to the doctor for diagnostic review. The research in this dissertation is concerned with making a film-less department. It specifically addresses problems in presenting CR images to the physician. The goal of this research is to create a computer recognition algorithm that will automatically recognize the orientation and discriminate between the lateral and posteroanterior view of digital chest radiographs image. The algorithm maintains 91.9% accuracy rate. The recognition takes .15 second per image.
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherThe University of Arizona.en_US
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dc.subjectEngineering, Biomedical.en_US
dc.subjectEngineering, Electronics and Electrical.en_US
dc.subjectHealth Sciences, Radiology.en_US
dc.titleAutomatic identification of chest orientation in digital radiographic imagesen_US
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dc.typeDissertation-Reproduction (electronic)en_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Arizonaen_US
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen_US
dc.identifier.proquest9912115en_US
thesis.degree.disciplineGraduate Collegeen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical and Computer Engineeringen_US
thesis.degree.namePh.D.en_US
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dc.description.admin-noteOriginal file replaced with corrected file September 2023.
refterms.dateFOA2018-06-25T17:23:18Z
html.description.abstractRadiology departments are implementing conversion from the use of hard copy film in favor of digital imaging. New digital acquisitions are increasing the efficacy of radiological imaging. The outputs of new modalities such as magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomography (CT) are digital. They both involve gathering information that allows reconstructing cross sectional projections of internal structures and displaying them as digital images. Other technologies, e.g., computed radiography (CR), can provide digital radiographic data that replaces analog projection radiography. To date, the processed digital data is still transferred to film to provide a typical radiographic film in appearance. The film is presented to the doctor for diagnostic review. The research in this dissertation is concerned with making a film-less department. It specifically addresses problems in presenting CR images to the physician. The goal of this research is to create a computer recognition algorithm that will automatically recognize the orientation and discriminate between the lateral and posteroanterior view of digital chest radiographs image. The algorithm maintains 91.9% accuracy rate. The recognition takes .15 second per image.


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