胸部CR画像における経時的差分画像法を用いたびまん性肺疾患の評価 : 模擬病変を用いた検出能と認識能の比較

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Temporal subtraction images are obtained by the subtraction of a previous image from a current image. We investigated the detection of simulated lesions and also performed a recognition task in interstitial lung diseases using CR(computed radiography)images and temporal subtraction images. Five types of lung lesions, namely, ground-glass, reticular(#1 and #2), honeycomb, and micro-nodule patterns were simulated. Each simulated lesion was superimposed on one of the left lung, right lung, or mediastinum. Chest phantom images without and with simulated lesions were radiographed as previous and current images, respectively. Seventy-five CR and temporal subtraction images for each independent condition were used for evaluation. Five radiologists subjectively evaluated the detection and recognition of simulated lesions on CR images and temporal subtraction images. The results showed that the detection and recognition of simulated interstitial lung lesions on temporal subtraction images was significantly improved compared with CR images. Furthermore, the high detection rate was obtained with temporal subtraction images regardless of the subtlety and location of simulated lesions.
公益社団法人日本放射線技術学会の論文
2001-10-20