A low cost medical image digitization setup for enhancement and analyzing of conventional X-ray images


KORKMAZ H., Alsan S.

2013 3rd IEEE International Conference on Signal and Image Processing Applications, IEEE ICSIPA 2013, Melaka, Malaysia, 8 - 10 October 2013, pp.95-100, (Full Text)

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Doi Number: 10.1109/icsipa.2013.6707984
  • City: Melaka
  • Country: Malaysia
  • Page Numbers: pp.95-100
  • Keywords: image acquisition, image digitization, Matlab, IEEE 1394 camera, lens
  • İstanbul Ticaret University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In medical industry, studies about storing, processing, analyzing and re-accessing the patient's information and images are intensively continuing. Both printed and digital medical images take more spaces than the others. In this paper, a mechanism which transfers easily the printed X-ray images to the digital environment enabling radiological assessment and archiving is set and a software is developed to help the analysis of those images. It is aimed to digitize the conventional images with a minimum loss while keeping the image quality. The setup which is in a closed box consists of a light source, a camera for image transfer and lenses. The software provides applying the image processing algorithms on digitized images and archiving them in DICOM format. © 2013 IEEE.