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Performance Evaluation of the Developed Diagnostic Multi-Leaf Collimator and Implementation of Fusion Image of X-ray Image and Infrared Thermography Image

개발한 진단용 다엽조리개 성능평가 및 X선영상과 적외선체열영상의 융합영상 구현

  • Kwon, Soon-Mu (Department of Radiolgic Technology, Daegu Health College) ;
  • Shim, Jae-Goo (Department of Radiolgic Technology, Daegu Health College) ;
  • Chon, Kwon-Su (Department of Radiolgical Science, Catholic University of Daegu)
  • 권순무 (대구보건대학교 방사선과) ;
  • 심재구 (대구보건대학교 방사선과) ;
  • 천권수 (대구가톨릭대학교 방사선학과)
  • Received : 2019.09.06
  • Accepted : 2019.10.22
  • Published : 2019.10.31
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Abstract

We have developed and applied a diagnostic Multi-Leaf Collimator (MLC) to optimized the X-ray field in medical imaging and the usefulness evaluated through the fusion of infrared image and X-ray image acquired by infrared camera. The hand and skull radiography with multi-leaf collimator(MLC) showed significant area dose reductions of 22.9% and 31.3% compared to ARC and leakage dose was compliant with KS A 4732. Also scattering doses of 50 cm and 100 cm showed a significant decrease to confirm the usefulness of MLC. It was confirmed that the fusion of infrared images with an adjustable degree of transparency was possible in the X-ray images. Therefore, fusion of anatomical information with physiological convergence is expected to contribute and improvement of diagnostic ability. In addition, the feasibility of convergence X-ray imaging and DITI devices and the possibility of driving MLC with infrared images were confirmed.

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