BME 560 Assignment 1

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1. Derive the FWHM of a general Gaussian PSF: h( x, y )

2. Consider an ideal low-pass filter:

H(u,v) = 1 if 0<u<0 and 0<v<0; = 0 otherwise.
Using properties of the 1D Fourier transform, show what the PSF of such a system would be.
How does it change with the cutoff 0? What effect would this system have on the appearance of
edges in an image?
3. A one-dimensional imaging system is composed of a cascade of two LSI subsystems. These
subsystems have the following PSFs:
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(a) Determine the FWHM of each subsystem;
(b) Determine the FWHM of the complete system;
(c) Which subsystem has the greatest effect on the performance of the complete system?
Comment on how improvements in each subsystem would change the overall system
performance.
4. (a) Describe a method by which you can evaluate the contrast of a Gaussian function or
something like it on a background.
(b) The data file A1data.txt contains the data from a profile of a noisy image. Using Matlab or
Excel (or other means), estimate the CNR of the Gaussian object in the center.
5. How does a linear filter affect the NEQ of an image? Show this mathematically.
6. Three imaging systems are found to have the Resolution/Noise relationships shown below.
(a) Compare the performance of systems 1 and 2. Which of these two would you choose in an
application requiring a physician to see small objects? Which would you choose in an
application requiring quantitative accuracy in large regions? Explain your reasoning.
(b) Compare the performance of systems 1 and 3. Which of these two would you choose in an
application requiring a physician to see small objects? Which would you choose in an
application requiring quantitative accuracy in large regions? Explain your reasoning.