Example analysis: Catphan 500 alignment slice
Scanner: GE Lightspeed Pro 32 Warning, this page is currently a work in progress, and is not complete!
- Test Image: Catphan 504 alignment slice, GE Lightspeed Pro 32
- Analysis Tree: Catphan_500_Alignment.xml - this is the tree that was shipped with version 0.2 (04/09/2008) of IQWorks.
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Launch IQWorks
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Open the image file downloaded from the link in Resources above (Catphan500.dcm)
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You can improve the look of the image by adjusting the window width and window level using the slide markers on the histogram on the right hand side:
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Load the analysis tree:
- File -> Open Analysis Tree or
- Click on the third icon from the left: “Load Analysis Tree”
- Choose either CT Scanner -> Catphan -> Catphan 500 Alignment.xml or
- Download the analysis tree above and open that version.
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You should now see the analysis tree on the left, and a series of regions of interest drawn on the image:
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Right click on the first line of the analysis tree (the tree name): “Catphan 500 Alignment Slice”
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Select “Run Tree on Current Image”
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You will see that as the processes in the tree run, some of the regions of interest will show signs of activity, with yellow edge detection lines for example.
Report_20080918175950.pdf: CATPHAN 500 Alignment Slice Analysis Report