An image quality assessment index based on image features and keypoints for X-ray CT images
Sho Maruyama, Haruyuki Watanabe, Masayuki Shimosegawa, Yan Chai Hum, Yan Chai Hum, Yan Chai Hum, Yan Chai Hum

TL;DR
This paper introduces a new image quality assessment method for X-ray CT images using keypoints and features, offering better robustness and interpretability than existing metrics.
Contribution
A novel image quality index based on keypoint features that improves robustness and interpretability for medical imaging.
Findings
The proposed index showed strong correlation with SSIM while outperforming conventional metrics in robustness.
Feature descriptor distances increased with image quality degradation in X-ray CT phantom tests.
The method effectively visualizes lost feature information due to image quality changes.
Abstract
Optimization tasks in diagnostic radiological imaging require objective quantitative metrics that correlate with the subjective perception of observers. However, although one such metric, the structural similarity index (SSIM), is popular, it has limitations across various aspects in its application to medical images. In this study, we introduce a novel image quality evaluation approach based on keypoints and their associated unique image feature values, focusing on developing a framework to address the need for robustness and interpretability that are lacking in conventional methodologies. The proposed index quantifies and visualizes the distance between feature vectors associated with keypoints, which varies depending on changes in the image quality. This metric was validated on images with varying noise levels and resolution characteristics, and its applicability and effectiveness…
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Taxonomy
TopicsAdvanced Image Fusion Techniques · Image and Video Quality Assessment · Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging
