Enhancement of abnormality in gamma images using Kohonen filters.
A new method of processing digital images consists of a numerical filter which suppresses normal features producing an enhancement of the abnormality. The resulting filtered image aids the observer in the recognition of the abnormality. The filter is developed from verified normal images in the computer memory. The enhancement of pathologic accumulations with respect to surrounding activity was improved on the average by a factor of 2.6 for 13 lateral brain images.
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005374:Filtration / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D010781:Photography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging