Presentation 2015-09-04
Quantitative Evaluation of Stochastic Resonance Using Similarity
Kengo Igarashi, Yuki Yamamoto, Keisuke Naito, Keisuke Fujii, Chiyo Kawaura, Masaki Mori, Mitsuru Ikeda, Kuniharu Imai,
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Abstract(in English) Stochastic resonance is a phenomenon that occurs in a threshold measurement system. It is well known that stochastic resonance provides signal amplification in non-linear system. Thus, stochastic resonance is increasingly being applied to various fields, including neuroscience and optical research. In our previous study, stochastic resonance occurred in CT images when white-Gaussian noise was added to them. The contrast resolution of CT images was also improved by stochastic resonance. However, the improvement effect of CT image quality by stochastic resonance is still not sufficiently understood. In this study, as further application of stochastic resonance, the similarity between CT image with band-pass filtered Gaussian noise and template image has been quantitatively assessed using correlation coefficient and equivocation.
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Keyword(in English) CT image / Stochastic Resonance / Similarity / Correlation Coefficient / Equivocation
Paper # IMQ2015-12
Date of Issue 2015-08-28 (IMQ)

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Committee IMQ
Conference Date 2015/9/4(1days)
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Chair Yuukou Horita(Univ. of Toyama)
Vice Chair Kenji Sugiyama(Seikei Univ.) / Toshiya Nakaguchi(Chiba Univ.)
Secretary Kenji Sugiyama(Canon) / Toshiya Nakaguchi(Nagoya Univ.)
Assistant Shinichiro Saito(Sony) / Masaru Tsuchida(NTT)

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Language JPN
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Title (in English) Quantitative Evaluation of Stochastic Resonance Using Similarity
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Keyword(1) CT image
Keyword(2) Stochastic Resonance
Keyword(3) Similarity
Keyword(4) Correlation Coefficient
Keyword(5) Equivocation
1st Author's Name Kengo Igarashi
1st Author's Affiliation Nagoya University(Nagoya Univ.)
2nd Author's Name Yuki Yamamoto
2nd Author's Affiliation Nagoya University(Nagoya Univ.)
3rd Author's Name Keisuke Naito
3rd Author's Affiliation Nagoya University(Nagoya Univ.)
4th Author's Name Keisuke Fujii
4th Author's Affiliation Nagoya University(Nagoya Univ.)
5th Author's Name Chiyo Kawaura
5th Author's Affiliation Nagoya University(Nagoya Univ.)
6th Author's Name Masaki Mori
6th Author's Affiliation Nagoya University Hospital(Nagoya Univ. Hospital)
7th Author's Name Mitsuru Ikeda
7th Author's Affiliation Nagoya University(Nagoya Univ.)
8th Author's Name Kuniharu Imai
8th Author's Affiliation Nagoya University(Nagoya Univ.)
Date 2015-09-04
Paper # IMQ2015-12
Volume (vol) vol.115
Number (no) IMQ-216
Page pp.pp.1-4(IMQ),
#Pages 4
Date of Issue 2015-08-28 (IMQ)