Evaluate of correlation coefficient technique for automated stitching appendicular skeleton x-ray image

Authors

  • ถิรวุฒิ โรจนอัมพวัน Biomedical Engineering Program, Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,Prince of Songkla University
  • พรชัย พฤกษ์ภัทรานนต์ Biomedical Engineering Program, Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,Prince of Songkla University
  • สาวิตร์ ตัณฑนุช Biomedical Engineering Program, Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,Prince of Songkla University
  • นัที อินา Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University
  • จงวัฒน์ ชีวกุล Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14456/rmutlengj.2018.12

Keywords:

stitching images, 2 dimensional correlation coefficient, window technique

Abstract

This article presents the X-ray image stitching algorithm for appendicular skeleton diagnosis based on correlation coefficients. The X-ray images samples were obtained from phantom models. The proposed technique decreased processing time by filtering and reducing image size, in contrast to the old technique which used all pixel points for finding correlation coefficient. Moreover, the proposed method reduced processing time by creating rectangular frames around connected points to identify the image reference for finding correlation coefficient. The accuracy results of the correlation between radiography of upper limb and lower scapula were 97.60 and 98.22 percent.

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Published

2019-02-21

How to Cite

โรจนอัมพวัน ถ., พฤกษ์ภัทรานนต์ พ., ตัณฑนุช ส., อินา น., & ชีวกุล จ. (2019). Evaluate of correlation coefficient technique for automated stitching appendicular skeleton x-ray image. RMUTL Engineering Journal, 3(2), 38–45. https://doi.org/10.14456/rmutlengj.2018.12

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