
Image Quality
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Siemens AG
SPB7-250.815.02
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MAMMOMAT
Novation
DR
Medical Solutions
Rev. 02
09.04
CS SD 24
System
Test Criteria
The test will pass if
no
grid lines are visible in all images.
If grid lines are visible
- continue with "Measuring grid lines" on Page 9 - 3 on the image(s) that didn't pass.
Otherwise
- Record the measured value in the
and
- continue with "Checking Image Quality" on Page 9 - 8.
Measuring grid lines
9
1.
Load the image in the
syngo Image Viewer
and select the first image where
visible grid lines were detected (see Tab. 1).
To do so click on the
Viewing
tabcard, load the image with the
Patient -> Browser
and select
Tools -> Rectangle
.
Draw an area of approximately
1 sq.cm
and
measure the pixel mean value. You have to measure approximately
2 cm
above
the chest wall at the center of the detector.
2.
Activate magnification
(Image -> Magnify by 2.0)
.
3.
Select
Tools -> Rectangle
and draw a rectangle on the background according to
(X)
. The rectangle should be approximately
5 cm
long.
4.
Make a new rectangle on a
grid line
(Y)
. The rectangle should
be approximately
5 cm
long.
5.
Note the
Mean Value
result in column
Y
6.
The mean pixel value difference shall be calculated as
(X-Y)/X
where
Y
is the
mean value in the grid line and
X
is the mean value in the background as seen in
Tab. 2.
Note the result in the Tab. 2.
7.
Choose the next image that had visible grid lines in the list and start over with step
3 until all images are evaluated.
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Fig. 3
Measure Grid Lines