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An investigation into the validity of utilising the CDRAD 2.0 phantom for optimisation studies in digital radiography

Al-Murshedi, S; Hogg, P; England, A

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S Al-Murshedi

A England



Abstract

Objectives: To determine if a relationship exists between low contrast detail (LCD) detectability using the CDRAD 2.0 phantom, visual measures of image quality (IQ) and simulated lesion visibility (LV) when performing digital chest radiography (CXR).
Methods: Using a range of acquisition parameters, a CDRAD 2.0 phantom was used to acquire a set of images with different levels of image quality. LCD detectability using the CDRAD 2.0 phantom, represented by an image quality figure inverse (IQFinv) metric, was determined using the phantom analyser software. A Lungman chest phantom was loaded with two simulated lesions, of different sizes / placed in different locations, and was imaged using the same acquisition factors as the CDRAD phantom. A relative visual grading analysis (VGA) was used by seven observers for IQ and LV evaluation of the Lungman images. Correlations between IQFinv, IQ and LV were investigated.
Results: Pearson’s correlation demonstrated a strong positive correlation (r=0.91; p<0.001) between the IQ and the IQFinv. Spearman’s correlation showed a good positive correlation (r=0.79; p<0.001) and (r=0.68; p<0.001) between the IQFinv and the LV for the first lesion (left upper lobe) and the second lesion (right middle lobe), respectively.
Conclusions: From results presented in this study, the automated evaluation of LCD detectability using CDRAD 2.0 phantom is likely to be a suitable option for IQ and LV evaluation in digital CXR optimisation studies.

Citation

Al-Murshedi, S., Hogg, P., & England, A. (2018). An investigation into the validity of utilising the CDRAD 2.0 phantom for optimisation studies in digital radiography. British Journal of Radiology, 91(1089), https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20180317

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 11, 2018
Online Publication Date Jun 18, 2018
Publication Date Jun 18, 2018
Deposit Date Jun 14, 2018
Publicly Available Date Jun 18, 2019
Journal British Journal of Radiology
Print ISSN 0007-1285
Electronic ISSN 1748-880X
Publisher British Institute of Radiology
Volume 91
Issue 1089
DOI https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20180317
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20180317
Related Public URLs https://www.birpublications.org/toc/bjr/current

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