Speckle noise diffusion in knee articular cartilage ultrasound images
Background: Ultrasound (US) imaging can be a convenient and reliable substitute for magnetic resonance imaging in the investigation or screening of articular cartilage injury. However, US images suffer from two main impediments, i.e., low contrast ratio and presence of speckle noise. Aims: A variati...
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my.utm.925152021-09-30T15:14:58Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/92515/ Speckle noise diffusion in knee articular cartilage ultrasound images Shoaib, Muhammad Ali Hossain, Md. Belayet Hum, Yan Chai Chuah, Joon Huang Mohd. Salim, Maheza Irna Lai, Khin Wee TP Chemical technology Background: Ultrasound (US) imaging can be a convenient and reliable substitute for magnetic resonance imaging in the investigation or screening of articular cartilage injury. However, US images suffer from two main impediments, i.e., low contrast ratio and presence of speckle noise. Aims: A variation of anisotropic diffusion is proposed that can reduce speckle noise without compromising the image quality of the edges and other important details. Methods: For this technique, four gradient thresholds were adopted instead of one. A new diffusivity function that preserves the edge of the resultant image is also proposed. To automatically terminate the iterative procedures, the Mean Absolute Error as its stopping criterion was implemented. Results: Numerical results obtained by simulations unanimously indicate that the proposed method outperforms conventional speckle reduction techniques. Nevertheless, this preliminary study has been conducted based on a small number of asymptomatic subjects. Conclusion: Future work must investigate the feasibility of this method in a large cohort and its clinical validity through testing subjects with a symptomatic cartilage injury. Bentham Science Publishers 2020-12 Article PeerReviewed Shoaib, Muhammad Ali and Hossain, Md. Belayet and Hum, Yan Chai and Chuah, Joon Huang and Mohd. Salim, Maheza Irna and Lai, Khin Wee (2020) Speckle noise diffusion in knee articular cartilage ultrasound images. Current Medical Imaging Reviews, 16 (6). pp. 739-751. ISSN 1573-4056 http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573405615666190903143330 DOI:10.2174/1573405615666190903143330 |
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Background: Ultrasound (US) imaging can be a convenient and reliable substitute for magnetic resonance imaging in the investigation or screening of articular cartilage injury. However, US images suffer from two main impediments, i.e., low contrast ratio and presence of speckle noise. Aims: A variation of anisotropic diffusion is proposed that can reduce speckle noise without compromising the image quality of the edges and other important details. Methods: For this technique, four gradient thresholds were adopted instead of one. A new diffusivity function that preserves the edge of the resultant image is also proposed. To automatically terminate the iterative procedures, the Mean Absolute Error as its stopping criterion was implemented. Results: Numerical results obtained by simulations unanimously indicate that the proposed method outperforms conventional speckle reduction techniques. Nevertheless, this preliminary study has been conducted based on a small number of asymptomatic subjects. Conclusion: Future work must investigate the feasibility of this method in a large cohort and its clinical validity through testing subjects with a symptomatic cartilage injury. |
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