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SU‐E‐I‐118: Differential Analysis (DA) ‐ A New Approach for Evaluating the Clinical Utility of Image Processing Algorithms
Author(s) -
Huda W,
Tipnis S,
Vincent D,
Spampinato M,
Rumboldt Z
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.3611692
Subject(s) - image processing , mathematics , projection (relational algebra) , artificial intelligence , pattern recognition (psychology) , algorithm , nuclear medicine , medicine , image (mathematics) , computer science
Purpose: To describe a new method, called Differential Analysis (DA), of evaluating image processing algorithms in radiological imaging. Methods: Thirty head CT images which showed abnormal findings were selected. Each abnormal image was paired with a normal head CT image at the same anatomical location. All images were processed using standard filtered back projection (FBP) and a new algorithm called iterative reconstruction in image space (IRIS). Three experienced neuroradiologists evaluated the image pairs and assigned a score from 1 to 10, based on how easy / difficult it was to differentiate between normal and abnormal findings. A score of 1 would indicate a barely visible lesion, implying that the processing allows poor differentiation between abnormal and normal pathology, whereas a score of 10 indicated a readily visible lesion, implying excellent differentiation. All evaluations were performed independently and in a random order. The results permitted a differential score “delta” (i.e., IRIS score minus FBP score) to be obtained, with positive values showing IRIS to be superior to FBP, and vice versa. Results: Two observers had positive to negative delta ratios of 3 to 2, and one observer had a positive to negative delta ratio of 1. The ratio of positive to negative delta values for all observers was 2.5. Pooled delta scores showed 18 values less than −1, 38 values between −1 and +1, and 34 values greater than +1. Overall, twice as many images processed using IRIS showed improvements in the differential score as compared with filtered back projection. Conclusions: We describe here a new method to evaluate image processing algorithms in radiological imaging which we propose to call Differential Analysis. Application of this method to a new Iterative Reconstruction algorithm (IRIS) showed improved visibility of brain lesions on CT.

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