2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of a computer-aided design system for detection of acute cerebral infarction in emergency medicine using the multi-energy method based on MDCT
Project/Area Number |
21791210
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Radiation science
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Research Institution | Kitasato University |
Principal Investigator |
HARA Hidetake Kitasato University, 医療衛生学部, 助教 (80381424)
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Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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Keywords | Multi-energy / X線CT / 脳梗塞 / 救急医療 / コンピュータ支援診断 |
Research Abstract |
In Japan, cerebrovascular disease is the third cause of death and the first cause of bedridden patients. This study aimed to develop a method for image-based diagnosis of cerebral infarction, which has been under serious consideration in recent years. The conditions required to detect acute cerebral infarction by X-ray computed tomography (CT) were reviewed, and an image-processing algorithm for infarction visualization was developed. The effect of the cranium on this visualization was evaluated and the use of dual-energy images was examined. The results demonstrate the possibility of detecting acute cerebral infarction at its early stage, which is difficult to visualize by X-ray CT.
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