Methods for optimizing the display conditions of brain magnetic resonance images.

Purpose: To investigate a method for optimizing the display conditions of brain magnetic resonance (MR) images.Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed brain MR images of 120 adults classified into screening, acute cerebral infarction, and brain tumor groups (n = 40 each). Two observers in...

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Publicado en:Japanese Journal of Radiology Vol. 35; no. 10; pp. 622 - 628
Autores principales: Hara, Toshimasa, Inoue, Yusuke, Ukisu, Ryutaro, Hata, Hirofumi
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Oct2017
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          Hara, Toshimasa
          Inoue, Yusuke
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        affil: Department of Diagnostic Radiology , Kitasato University School of Medicine , 1-15-1 Kitasato Minami-ku, Sagamihara 252-0374 Japan
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          Brain
          Brain Diseases
          Magnetic Resonance Imaging Methods
          Image Interpretation, Computer Assisted Methods
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          Brain Neoplasms
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          Image Interpretation, Computer Assisted Equipment and Supplies
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      ab: Purpose: To investigate a method for optimizing the display conditions of brain magnetic resonance (MR) images.Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed brain MR images of 120 adults classified into screening, acute cerebral infarction, and brain tumor groups (n = 40 each). Two observers independently displayed the images on a monitor and optimized the display conditions using the W/L and U/L methods. In the W/L method, the observers manipulated the width and level of the display window, while in the U/L method they manipulated the upper and lower levels of the window. The times required were compared between the two methods. Additionally, the appropriateness of the determined window setting was evaluated visually by the respective observer to exclude the possibility that rough, suboptimal adjustment shortened the adjustment time.Results: For both observers and all groups, the time required for optimization was significantly shorter for the U/L method than for the W/L method. The appropriateness of the window setting for the U/L method was equal to or better than that for the W/L method.Conclusion: Manipulating the upper and lower levels of the display window appears to improve the efficiency of interpreting brain MR images through rapid optimization of the display condition.
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