High-resolution, high-performance radiographic film scanner

Bruce R. Whiting; Edward Muka; Thomas E. Kocher; Michael J. Flynn

doi:10.1117/12.18806

1 July 1990 High-resolution, high-performance radiographic film scanner

Bruce R. Whiting, Edward Muka, Thomas E. Kocher, Michael J. Flynn

Proceedings Volume 1231, Medical Imaging IV: Image Formation; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18806
Event: Medical Imaging '90, 1990, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

In this paper, we discuss the requirenients, design approach, and features for a high-performance, laser-based radiographic film digitizer. The scanner is capable of digitizing a radiograph over a 3.5 diffuse density range in 15-30 seconds while not significantly reducing the noise-equivalent-quanta (NEQ) relative to the original analog screen-film image. Three resolutions are possible, corresponding to maximum film sizes of 35 x 43, 24 x 30, and 18 x 24 cm, with pixel sizes of 86, 59, and 43 microns; respectively. Preliminary results of side-by-side comparisons of scanned data reconstructed on pnnted film with the original analog film are discussed, along with future directions for research.

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Bruce R. Whiting, Edward Muka, Thomas E. Kocher, and Michael J. Flynn "High-resolution, high-performance radiographic film scanner", Proc. SPIE 1231, Medical Imaging IV: Image Formation, (1 July 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18806

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