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A multiresolution processing method for contrast enhancement in portal imaging.

Portal images have a unique feature among the imaging modalities used in radiotherapy: they provide direct visualization of the irradiated volumes. However, contrast and spatial resolution are strongly limited due to the high energy of the radiation sources. Because of this, imaging modalities using x-ray energy beams have gained importance in the verification of patient positioning, replacing portal imaging. The purpose of this work was to develop a method for the enhancement of local contrast in portal images. The method operates in the sub-bands of a wavelet decomposition of the image, re-scaling them in such a way that coefficients in the high and medium resolution sub-bands are amplified-an approach totally different from those operating on the image histogram, widely used nowadays. Portal images of an anthropomorphic phantom were acquired in an electronic portal imaging device. Then, different re-scaling strategies were investigated, studying the effects of the scaling parameters on the enhanced images. Also, the effect of using different types of transform was studied. Finally, the implemented methods were combined with histogram equalization methods like the contrast limited adaptive histogram equalization, and these combinations were compared. Uniform amplification of the detail sub-bands shows the best results in contrast enhancement. On the other hand, linear re-escalation of the high resolution sub-bands increases the visibility of fine detail in the images, at the expense of an increase in noise levels. Also, since processing is applied only to detail sub-bands, not to the approximation, the mean gray level of the image is minimally modified and no further display adjustments are required. It is shown that re-escalation of the detail sub-bands of portal images can be used as an efficient method for the enhancement of both the local contrast and the resolution of these images.

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