Improving presentation consistency of radiographic images using deep learning

Najib Akram Maheen Aboobacker; German Vera Gonzalez; Fengchao Zhang; Justin Wanek; Ping Xue; Gireesha Rao; Dong Hye Ye

doi:10.1117/12.2582026

15 February 2021 Improving presentation consistency of radiographic images using deep learning

Najib Akram Maheen Aboobacker, German Vera Gonzalez, Fengchao Zhang, Justin Wanek, Ping Xue, Gireesha Rao, Dong Hye Ye

Proceedings Volume 11595, Medical Imaging 2021: Physics of Medical Imaging; 115952G (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2582026
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2021, Online Only

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In general X-ray radiography, inconsistency of brightness and contrast in initial presentation is a common complaint from radiologists. Inconsistencies, which may be a result of variations in patient positioning, dose, protocol selection and implant could lead to additional workflow by technologists and radiologists to adjust the images. To tackle this challenge posed by conventional histogram-based display approach, an AI Based Brightness Contrast (AI BC) algorithm is proposed to improve the consistency in presentation by using a residual neural network trained to classify X-ray images based on N by M grid of brightness and contrast combinations. More than 30,000 unique images from sites in US, Ireland and Sweden covering 31 anatomy/view combinations were used for training. The model achieved an average test accuracy of 99.2% on a set of 2700 images. AI BC algorithm uses the model to classify and adjust images to achieve a reference look and then further adjust to achieve user preference. Quantitative evaluation using ROI based metrics on a set of twelve wrist images showed a 53% reduction in mean pixel intensity variation and a 39% reduction in bone-tissue contrast variation. A study with application specialists adjusting image presentation of 30 images covering 3 anatomies (foot, abdomen and knee) was performed. On average, the application specialists took ~20 minutes to adjust the conventional set, whereas they took ~10 minutes for the AI BC set. The proposed approach demonstrates the feasibility of using deep learning technique to reduce inconsistency in initial display presentation and improve user workflow.

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Najib Akram Maheen Aboobacker, German Vera Gonzalez, Fengchao Zhang, Justin Wanek, Ping Xue, Gireesha Rao, and Dong Hye Ye "Improving presentation consistency of radiographic images using deep learning", Proc. SPIE 11595, Medical Imaging 2021: Physics of Medical Imaging, 115952G (15 February 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2582026

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