Congress:
EuroSafe Imaging 2016
Keywords:
Action 7 - Medical radiation protection research: MELODI, EURAMED, Action 9 - Facilitation of research in advanced topics of radiation protection
DOI:
10.1594/esi2016/ESI-0047
Background/Introduction
Reducing Radiation Dose to Promote Patient Safety
In ionizing radiation-based medical imaging,
there is a clear link between radiation dose and image quality.
However while higher dose leads to better imaging,
an increased use of ionizing radiation is harmful to both the patient and clinician.
Because of this,
the industry has worked hard to find ways to improve image quality that do not increase further risk to the patient or the clinician.
There is not a simple solution—since there is a constant need for optimization of all components of medical imaging so as to effectively perform procedures at the lowest possible radiation.
Many of the existing image processing techniques present difficulties in filtering rapid image sequences,
typically leading to blurred anatomical structures and trailing of motion artifacts.
Filters for real-time imaging,
applied during fluoroscopy or diagnostic angiography,
need faster imaging algorithms than those used during post-processing image analysis.