NERS/BIOE 481
Lecture 07
Metrics of Image Quality

V. Fidelity of Images(Detailed Syllabus)

  1. Linear Systems Analysis
  2. Resolution
  3. Noise
  4. Detective Quantum Efficiency
Reading (pdf):
Assigned Rossman69 16 pgs PSF, LSF, and MTF ... Radiology
Optional Cunningham99 13 pgs Signal to noise optimization ... JOSA 1999.
Resource IEC62220 36 pg Determination of DQE (Intern. standard).
Resource xls file 4 pg Fourier Transform Demo (MS Excel).
Resource xls file 4 pg Autocorrelation-NPS Demo (MS Excel).
Resource Flynn, L07dqe 2 pg Supplemental notes on LSF, NPS, & DQE.
Lecture Material:

slides(pdf,2.4MB) , printview(pdf,1.6MB)

Homework: L07-HW06   (pdf)
    Answer : L07-HW06+ (pdf)
Links
FFTW Public domain optimized FFT
FT Wiki Fourier Transform, Wikipedia
DSP Book Digital Signal Processing, S.W. Smith.
MathCS Fourier Analysis, JAVA Applet Illustration
DQE Wiki Detective Quantum Efficiency (Wikipedia)
IEC 62B IEC Sub Committee 62B - Diagnostic Imaging Equipment