Canon Medical Elements USA (CMCU) – Digital Radiography (DR) (https://mcu.canon), world leaders in superior flat panel detectors (FPDs), X-ray elements, X-ray tubes, and modern imaging software program, publicizes the white paper titled, Clever Noise Discount: Seeing By means of the Noise with Deep Studying Picture Processing, by Josh Johnson. 

Based on the white paper, Canon DR has developed a convolution neural community (CNN)-based picture processing process for projection radiography that produces prime quality pictures with decreased affected person radiation dose. The technical paper discusses the challenges of standard noise discount strategies in radiographic imaging and the event of machine studying strategies, corresponding to Canon’s Clever Noise Discount (Clever NR), to scale back noise in digital radiography.

On this examine, pictures of the “Duke” 07-646 High quality Management Phantom have been used to quantify noise discount, beneath various publicity settings. Three areas of curiosity of a chest radiograph have been chosen for noise analysis:  the center, the lung and the diaphragm. The white paper explores the efficiency of clever noise discount in limiting picture noise and compares equivalent exposures (see included imagery) with Canon’s Clever NR software program and with out Canon’s Clever NR.

The technical examine contains Appendices with graphs displaying Noise vs. mAs and graphs displaying SNR vs. mAs. They present considerably decreased noise within the pictures. The writer concludes that Canon’s Clever NR successfully improves the picture high quality by lowering the general noise within the picture. This also needs to enable pictures to be acquired with decrease doses and nonetheless preserve the picture high quality wanted for diagnostic duties. For extra info and to obtain the white paper, please go to: https://mcu.canon/downloads_canon_com/cmcu/pdfs/Intelligent_NR_Technical_White_Paper.pdf.

The Canon Medical Elements U.S.A., Digital Radiograhy Group’s technical paper can be highlighted on the upcoming Radiological Society of North America Annual Assembly 2023 (RSNA), McCormick Place Conference Heart, Chicago, IL Nov. 26 –29, 2023 in North Corridor, Degree 3. Please cease by Canon’s sales space #7913 to study extra.

Canon DR’s modern Clever NR expertise is suitable with Canon’s newly launched CXDI-Elite flat panel detector (FPD) collection, producing distinctive pictures with decrease noise content material at a decrease dose and with out lack of picture high quality, as demonstrated within the white paper.

The next CXDI FPD fashions could be paired with the Clever NR software program: CXDI-710C Wi-fi, 810C Wi-fi, 410C Wi-fi, 720C Wi-fi, 820C Wi-fi, 420C Wi-fi, and 420C Mounted. For extra details about the proprietary Clever NR software program, please obtain the brochure right here:  https://mcu.canon/downloads_canon_com/cmcu/pdfs/DRB-048REV.A_2nd_Intelligent_NR_brochure.pdf.