Numerical Observer for Objective Assessment on Carotid Plaque Using Spectral CT
Lorsakul A, Fakhri G, Ouyang J, Worstell W, Rakvongthai Y, Laine A, Li Q. Numerical Observer for Objective Assessment on Carotid Plaque Using Spectral CT. 2014, 1-4. DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2014.7430906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMulti-energy CTNumerical observationsCarotid plaquesMatched filterCT systemDigital anthropomorphic phantomHotelling observerDual-energyPlaque featuresImage binConventional CT imagesConventional CT systemsChannelized Hotelling observerAnthropomorphic phantomClassification performanceCT imagesSpectral CTCalcified plaqueClinical classification taskProcessing stepsSimulated imagesPlaqueSuperior performance