Nonlinear Geometric Warping of the Mask Image: A New Method for Reducing Misregistration Artifacts in Digital Subtraction Angiography

Journal Article · Sun Mar 15 04:00:00 EST 1998 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S002709900230· OSTI ID:21080431

Hayashi, Nobushige; Sakai, Toyohiko; Kitagawa, Manabu; Inagaki, Rika; Sadato, Norihiro; Ishii, Yasushi; Nishimoto, Yasuhiro; Tanaka, Masato; Fukushima, Tetsuya; Komuro, Hiroyuki ^[1]; Ogura, Hisakazu ^[2]; Kobayashi, Hidenori; Kubota, Toshihiko ^[3]

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1. Department of Radiology, Fukui Medical School, 23 Shimoaizuki, Matsuoka-cho, Yoshida-gun, Fukui 910-11 (Japan)
2. Department of Information Science, University of Fukui, 3-9-1 Bunkyou, Fukui 910 (Japan)
3. Department of Neurosurgery, Fukui Medical School, 23 Shimoaizuki, Matsuoka-cho, Yoshida-gun, Fukui 910-11 (Japan)

Purpose: Misregistration artifact is the major cause of image degradation in digital subtraction angiography (DSA). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a newly developed nonlinear geometric warping method to reduce misregistration artifact in DSA. Methods: The processing of the images was carried out on a workstation with a fully automatic computerized program. After making differential images with a lapracian filter, 49 regions of interest (ROIs) were set in the image to be processed. Each ROI of the live image scanned the corresponding ROI of the mask image searching for the best position to match itself. Each pixel of the mask image was shifted individually following the data calculated from the shifts of the ROIs. Five radiologists compared the images produced by the conventional parallel shift technique and those processed with this new method in 16 series of cerebral DSA. Results: In 14 of 16 series (88%), more radiologists judged the images processed with the new method to be better in quality. Small arteries near the skull base and veins of low density were clearly visualized in the images processed by the new method. Conclusion: This newly proposed method could be a simple and practical way to automatically reduce misregistration artifacts in DSA.

• OSTI ID: 21080431
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Journal Name: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 21; ISSN 0174-1551; ISSN CAIRDG
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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