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Re: Medical Imaging Question [message #16803 is a reply to message #16618]

Tue, 17 August 1999 00:00

davidf
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Pavel Romashkin (promashkin@cmdl.noaa.gov) writes:

> I have been out of the loop here for a week - had to move :-(((( but got closer to
> Ft. Collins now :-)

Out of the sophisticated, effete city and back with
the simple folks. I like it. :-)

> Pardon me if it is a silly question but I wanted to ask this a week ago just as this
> thread started. If the 4096 grayscale levels are needed for *visual* analyses then
> is it not possible to map them to color scale - I'd imagine a human eye should be
> able to recognize variety in color easier than in grayscale.
> I think it may not work only since the method is so well established that the client
> will want to use conventional, well-known shades of gray that mean a lot to
> pathologists.

Not a bad idea, probably, but in my experience color
is anathema to medical researchers. I take a great
deal of abuse in my IDL classes when I display the
CTSCAN image in color and upside down. :-(

Cheers,

David

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		Medical Imaging Question By: davidf on Thu, 05 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Medical Imaging Question By: pford on Wed, 11 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Medical Imaging Question By: Struan Gray on Mon, 09 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Medical Imaging Question By: levick on Sun, 08 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Medical Imaging Question By: Struan Gray on Fri, 06 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Medical Imaging Question By: Struan Gray on Fri, 06 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Medical Imaging Question By: m218003 on Mon, 16 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Medical Imaging Question By: David Fenyes on Fri, 13 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Medical Imaging Question By: edward.s.meinel on Wed, 18 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Medical Imaging Question By: Peter Clinch on Wed, 18 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Medical Imaging Question By: Struan Gray on Tue, 17 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Medical Imaging Question By: davidf on Tue, 17 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Medical Imaging Question By: Pavel Romashkin on Tue, 17 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Medical Imaging Question By: davidf on Tue, 17 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Medical Imaging Question By: steinhh on Tue, 17 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Medical Imaging Question By: Patrick V. Ford on Mon, 16 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Medical Imaging Question By: davidf on Mon, 16 August 1999 00:00

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