Abstract
We compared two digital-image feature-extraction methods for the analysis of microsialograms of the mouse parotid gland following either overfilling, experimentally induced acute sialoadenitis or irradiation. Microsialograms were digitized using a drum-scanning microdensitometer. The grey levels were then partitioned into four bands representing soft tissue, peripheral minor, middle-sized and major ducts, and run-length and histogram analysis of the digital images performed. Serial analysis of microsialograms during progressive filling showed that both methods depicted the structural characteristics of the ducts at each grey level. However, in the experimental groups, run-length analysis showed slight changes in the peripheral duct system more clearly. This method was therefore considered more effective than histogram analysis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 17-24 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Dentomaxillofacial Radiology |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 1991 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Dentistry(all)