IQ Metix CT:New software for

task based image quality of

phantom CT images

By
Pavan kumar
Reg.no:211FA20020
What is ct & image quality in CT…

 A Computed tomography scan is a diagnostic imaging technology used

in radiology to provide detailed images of the body without causing
any pain. Multiple X-ray data from various angles are then processed
on a computer using reconstruction methods to create tomographic
(cross-sectional) images (virtual "slices") of a body.

 Image quality in CT is determined by whether the images produced are

a true representation of the attenuation values of the x-ray beam by the
body tissue as displayed on the CT image.

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What are the metrics advanced involved in
the software ?
They are three major metrics to evaluate the image quality assesement

 The noise power spectrum (NPS).

 The task-based transfer function (TTF) .

 The detectability index (DI).

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 The NPS is used to evaluate noise texture and
noise magnitude in the frequency domain and the
TTF to evaluate spatial resolution under
conditions of contrast and noise, close to the
lesions encountered in clinical practice.

 Last, the detectability index is used to estimate

the radiologist’s ability to detect a simulated
lesion.

 These metrics are very useful to evaluate the

performance of reconstruction algorithms but also
to optimize the doses of a given protocol or to
evaluate and compare a new tool or technology.

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Image reconstruction (IR) algorithm…

 Image reconstruction in CT is a mathematical process that generates

tomographic images from X-ray projection data acquired at many different
angles around the patient. Image reconstruction has fundamental impacts on
image quality and therefore on radiation dose.

 Image reconstruction techniques are used to create 2-D and 3-D images from sets
of 1-D projections. These reconstruction techniques form the basis for common
imaging modalities such as CT, MRI, and PET, and they are useful in medicine,
biology, earth science, archaeology, materials science, and nondestructive testing.

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IQ-metrix software :

Internal structure

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Introduction to software….

 IQMetrix-CT software was developed with MATLAB language (version

2020a). The software is able to analyze DICOM images from all CT
systems for all square matrix sizes and all CT images and cone beam
CT images from interventional radiology or radiotherapy devices.

 IQMetrix-CT the images of any phantom containing a homogeneous

module for NPS calculation and/or a module containing cylindrical
inserts for TTF calculation can be analysed. Users have the possibility
to add any phantom that meets one of these two criteria.

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 To analyze the images of a phantom on the list of phantoms in the
software, a configuration file for NPS and/or TTF must be created.

 These configuration files are used to define the z-axis slices to be analyzed
and the positions of regions of interest (ROIs) (in pixels) for the calculation
of NPS and TTF.

 These files are then used to calculate NPS and/or TTF for a series of images
or for several series of images of the same phantom with the same z-axis
positions, the same pixel/ matrix size and the same centering (“Batch on”
mode)
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Nps calculation with
iqmetrix-ct

Equation of noise power spectrum

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Task based transfer function
▪ The TTF is calculated from the
information recorded in the
configuration file: number of
slices, number of inserts and their
X- and Ypositions.

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Detectability index

▪ The detectability index estimate is

calculated using both patient-
specific measurements of
resolution and noise magnitude,
as well as a noise power spectrum
(NPS). 

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Graphical representation in spatial domain

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Advantages of this new
software

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Advantages of this software
 This article describes how the iQMetrix-CT software works and
how three advanced metrics are calculated.

 They lead to better characterization of the images as well as task-

based image quality assessment.

 The iQMetrix-CT software was also designed with an educational

purpose in mind to facilitate the appropriation of these metrics
and the understanding of how they work.

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 The iQMetrix-CT software was also designed with an educational
purpose in mind to facilitate the appropriation of these metrics and the
understanding of how they work.

 Future versions will no doubt improve the software in its use but also take
into account the technological evolutions of CT systems and the
development of new metrics.

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conclusion

 The iQMetrix-CT software can calculate three advanced

metrics for all types of DICOM CT or CBCT images and all
types of phantoms. The software has been validated and
the software was used in recent publications . These
verifications were performed on several datasets from
different CT systems equipped with different IR and DLR
algorithms. 17
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