Image Quality in Digital Radiology

The 3 essential parameters:

Contrast to noise
 Signal to noise ratio (SNR)
ratio (CNR)
 Specific contrast (µeff)
Normalized signal to
 Basic spatial resolution (SRb)
noise ratio (SNRN)

May 2011,
Zscherpel et al. Film Replacement in Radiography 5

Influence of Image Noise on

Detail Visibility
Intensity

Intensity

Contrast Contrast

Signal Signal
(base material) (base material)

Length Length

Notch visible! Notch not visible!

Contrast/Noise is high Contrast/Noise is low

Signal/Noise is high Signal/Noise is low
May 2011,
Zscherpel et al. Film Replacement in Radiography 6