Nityanand Miskin1, M Travis Caton2, Jeffrey P Guenette2, Jacob C Mandell2. 1. Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. nmiskin@bwh.harvard.edu. 2. Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the ability of a custom window blending algorithm to depict multicompartmental disease processes of the maxillofacial region in a single image, using routine computed tomography (CT) DICOM data. METHODS: Five cases were selected from case files demonstrating trauma, infection, and malignancy of the maxillofacial region on routine CT examinations. Images were processed with a modified Relative Attenuation-Dependent Image Overlay (RADIO) window-blending algorithm in Adobe Photoshop controlled by ExtendScript. RESULTS: The modified RADIO algorithm was able to demonstrate pertinent multicompartmental imaging findings in each of the examinations, allowing simultaneous visualization of clinically relevant bone and soft tissue findings in a single image, without needing to change window and level settings. CONCLUSION: A custom window blending algorithm can demonstrate a range of multicompartmental pathology in the maxillofacial region in a single image.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the ability of a custom window blending algorithm to depict multicompartmental disease processes of the maxillofacial region in a single image, using routine computed tomography (CT) DICOM data. METHODS: Five cases were selected from case files demonstrating trauma, infection, and malignancy of the maxillofacial region on routine CT examinations. Images were processed with a modified Relative Attenuation-Dependent Image Overlay (RADIO) window-blending algorithm in Adobe Photoshop controlled by ExtendScript. RESULTS: The modified RADIO algorithm was able to demonstrate pertinent multicompartmental imaging findings in each of the examinations, allowing simultaneous visualization of clinically relevant bone and soft tissue findings in a single image, without needing to change window and level settings. CONCLUSION: A custom window blending algorithm can demonstrate a range of multicompartmental pathology in the maxillofacial region in a single image.
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