Development of an automated detection algorithm for patient motion blur in digital mammograms

Melissa L. Hill; Patsy Whelehan; Sarah J. Vinnicombe; Christopher E. Tromans; Andrew Evans; Violet R. Warwick; J. Michael Brady; Ralph P. Highnam

doi:10.1117/12.2318225

Development of an automated detection algorithm for patient motion blur in digital mammograms

Melissa L. Hill, Patsy Whelehan, Sarah J. Vinnicombe, Christopher E. Tromans, Andrew Evans, Violet R. Warwick, J. Michael Brady, Ralph P. Highnam

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Abstract

The purpose is to develop and validate an automated method for detecting image unsharpness caused by patient motion blur in digital mammograms. The goal is that such a tool would facilitate immediate re-taking of blurred images, which has the potential to reduce the number of recalled examinations, and to ensure that sharp, high-quality mammograms are presented for reading. To meet this goal, an automated method was developed based on interpretation of the normalized image Wiener Spectrum. A preliminary algorithm was developed using 25 cases acquired using a single vendor system, read by two expert readers identifying the presence of blur, location, and severity. A predictive blur severity score was established using multivariate modeling, which had an adjusted coefficient of determination, R² =0.63±0.02, for linear regression against the average reader-scored blur severity. A heatmap of the relative blur magnitude showed good correspondence with reader sketches of blur location, with a Spearman rank correlation of 0.70 between the algorithmestimated area fraction with blur and the maximum of the blur area fraction categories of the two readers. Given these promising results, the algorithm-estimated blur severity score and heatmap are proposed to be used to aid observer interpretation. The use of this automated blur analysis approach, ideally with feedback during an exam, could lead to a reduction in repeat appointments for technical reasons, saving time, cost, potential anxiety, and improving image quality for accurate diagnosis.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the SPIE
Subtitle of host publication	14th International Workshop on Breast Imaging (IWBI 2018)
Editors	Elizabeth A. Krupinski
Publisher	SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering
Number of pages	8
Volume	10718
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510620070
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2318225
Publication status	Published - 6 Jul 2018
Event	14th International Workshop on Breast Imaging (IWBI 2018) - Atlanta, United States Duration: 8 Jul 2018 → 11 Jul 2018

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE
Publisher	SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	10718

Conference

Conference	14th International Workshop on Breast Imaging (IWBI 2018)
Country/Territory	United States
City	Atlanta
Period	8/07/18 → 11/07/18

Keywords

automated detection
blur
digital radiography
mammography
Patient motion
unsharpness

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Biomaterials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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Hill, M. L., Whelehan, P., Vinnicombe, S. J., Tromans, C. E., Evans, A., Warwick, V. R., Brady, J. M., & Highnam, R. P. (2018). Development of an automated detection algorithm for patient motion blur in digital mammograms. In E. A. Krupinski (Ed.), Proceedings of the SPIE: 14th International Workshop on Breast Imaging (IWBI 2018) (Vol. 10718). Article 107180K (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 10718). SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2318225

Hill, Melissa L. ; Whelehan, Patsy ; Vinnicombe, Sarah J. et al. / Development of an automated detection algorithm for patient motion blur in digital mammograms. Proceedings of the SPIE: 14th International Workshop on Breast Imaging (IWBI 2018). editor / Elizabeth A. Krupinski. Vol. 10718 SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering, 2018. (Proceedings of SPIE).

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Hill ML, Whelehan P, Vinnicombe SJ, Tromans CE, Evans A, Warwick VR et al. Development of an automated detection algorithm for patient motion blur in digital mammograms. In Krupinski EA, editor, Proceedings of the SPIE: 14th International Workshop on Breast Imaging (IWBI 2018). Vol. 10718. SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering. 2018. 107180K. (Proceedings of SPIE). doi: 10.1117/12.2318225

Development of an automated detection algorithm for patient motion blur in digital mammograms

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