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Improvement in Dacryoendoscopic Visibility after Image Processing Using Comb-Removal and Image-Sharpening Algorithms
Recently, a minimally invasive treatment for lacrimal passage diseases was developed using dacryoendoscopy. Good visibility of the lacrimal passage is important for examination and treatment. This study aimed to investigate whether image processing can improve the dacryoendoscopic visibility using c...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9032983/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35456168 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11082073 |
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author | Hoshi, Sujin Tasaki, Kuniharu Maruo, Kazushi Ueno, Yuta Mori, Haruhiro Morikawa, Shohei Moriya, Yuki Takahashi, Shoko Hiraoka, Takahiro Oshika, Tetsuro |
author_facet | Hoshi, Sujin Tasaki, Kuniharu Maruo, Kazushi Ueno, Yuta Mori, Haruhiro Morikawa, Shohei Moriya, Yuki Takahashi, Shoko Hiraoka, Takahiro Oshika, Tetsuro |
author_sort | Hoshi, Sujin |
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description | Recently, a minimally invasive treatment for lacrimal passage diseases was developed using dacryoendoscopy. Good visibility of the lacrimal passage is important for examination and treatment. This study aimed to investigate whether image processing can improve the dacryoendoscopic visibility using comb-removal and image-sharpening algorithms. We processed 20 dacryoendoscopic images (original images) using comb-removal and image-sharpening algorithms. Overall, 40 images (20 original and 20 post-processing) were randomly presented to the evaluators, who scored each image on a 10-point scale. The scores of the original and post-processing images were compared statistically. Additionally, in vitro experiments were performed using a test chart to examine whether image processing could improve the dacryoendoscopic visibility in a turbid fluid. The visual score (estimate ± standard error) of the images significantly improved from 3.52 ± 0.26 (original images) to 5.77 ± 0.28 (post-processing images; p < 0.001, linear mixed-effects model). The in vitro experiments revealed that the contrast and resolution of images in the turbid fluid improved after image processing. Image processing with our comb-removal and image-sharpening algorithms improved dacryoendoscopic visibility. The techniques used in this study are applicable for real-time processing and can be easily introduced in clinical practice. |
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spelling | pubmed-90329832022-04-23 Improvement in Dacryoendoscopic Visibility after Image Processing Using Comb-Removal and Image-Sharpening Algorithms Hoshi, Sujin Tasaki, Kuniharu Maruo, Kazushi Ueno, Yuta Mori, Haruhiro Morikawa, Shohei Moriya, Yuki Takahashi, Shoko Hiraoka, Takahiro Oshika, Tetsuro J Clin Med Article Recently, a minimally invasive treatment for lacrimal passage diseases was developed using dacryoendoscopy. Good visibility of the lacrimal passage is important for examination and treatment. This study aimed to investigate whether image processing can improve the dacryoendoscopic visibility using comb-removal and image-sharpening algorithms. We processed 20 dacryoendoscopic images (original images) using comb-removal and image-sharpening algorithms. Overall, 40 images (20 original and 20 post-processing) were randomly presented to the evaluators, who scored each image on a 10-point scale. The scores of the original and post-processing images were compared statistically. Additionally, in vitro experiments were performed using a test chart to examine whether image processing could improve the dacryoendoscopic visibility in a turbid fluid. The visual score (estimate ± standard error) of the images significantly improved from 3.52 ± 0.26 (original images) to 5.77 ± 0.28 (post-processing images; p < 0.001, linear mixed-effects model). The in vitro experiments revealed that the contrast and resolution of images in the turbid fluid improved after image processing. Image processing with our comb-removal and image-sharpening algorithms improved dacryoendoscopic visibility. The techniques used in this study are applicable for real-time processing and can be easily introduced in clinical practice. MDPI 2022-04-07 /pmc/articles/PMC9032983/ /pubmed/35456168 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11082073 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Hoshi, Sujin Tasaki, Kuniharu Maruo, Kazushi Ueno, Yuta Mori, Haruhiro Morikawa, Shohei Moriya, Yuki Takahashi, Shoko Hiraoka, Takahiro Oshika, Tetsuro Improvement in Dacryoendoscopic Visibility after Image Processing Using Comb-Removal and Image-Sharpening Algorithms |
title | Improvement in Dacryoendoscopic Visibility after Image Processing Using Comb-Removal and Image-Sharpening Algorithms |
title_full | Improvement in Dacryoendoscopic Visibility after Image Processing Using Comb-Removal and Image-Sharpening Algorithms |
title_fullStr | Improvement in Dacryoendoscopic Visibility after Image Processing Using Comb-Removal and Image-Sharpening Algorithms |
title_full_unstemmed | Improvement in Dacryoendoscopic Visibility after Image Processing Using Comb-Removal and Image-Sharpening Algorithms |
title_short | Improvement in Dacryoendoscopic Visibility after Image Processing Using Comb-Removal and Image-Sharpening Algorithms |
title_sort | improvement in dacryoendoscopic visibility after image processing using comb-removal and image-sharpening algorithms |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9032983/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35456168 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11082073 |
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