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Quantitative stereology and radiologic image analysis. Part I: Computerized tomography and ultrasound
Author(s) -
Reid Michael H.
Publication year - 1982
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 - 10.1118/1.595173
Subject(s) - tomography , ultrasound , medical imaging , radiography , radiology , medical physics , computed tomography , stereology , sampling (signal processing) , computer science , medicine , computer vision , pathology , filter (signal processing)
The interpretation of two‐dimensional radiographs or computerized tomography (CT) or ultrasound (US) sections with inferences made about three‐dimensional anatomy is the foundation of diagnostic radiology. A large variety of estimation methods which can be applied to two‐dimensional CT/US sections to estimate their three‐dimensional properties is presented. The techniques are easily utilized in a research or clinical setting, do not require computerization, and can provide statistically accurate three‐dimensional information based on two‐dimensional sampling with a minimum of effort. Although the examples are directed at diagnostic radiology, the estimation procedures may be employed in analogous fields such as microscopy or section anatomy.