Researchers analyze images in areas such as geology, bat cardiovascular systems
and art studies to verify their observations. Some images are hard to study as their details
are not vivid; hence there is a need to enhance these images to facilitate their study while
preserving their contents. This study is aimed at assisting the researchers in the
Cardiovascular Systems Dynamic Laboratory at Texas A&M University by evaluating
the importance of Image Enhancement (IE) for improving visibility of features.
For this study the images were collected and manipulated using various IE
techniques and were shown to the novice researchers who were asked to perform three
different tasks. These tasks were representative of the research work conducted in the
lab. The techniques that were selected aimed at reducing the problems that are usually
associated with data obtained from microscopic feeds. A customized application was
developed to expedite and automate the study. The results indicated that the researchers
did not immmensely benefit from the improved visualization for easy tasks. However,
their performance improved for tasks that required more practice and skill. Our approach
contributes towards designing an effective training program for novice researchers in
the lab. Moreover, it is promising for similar research in different fields of study.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/86013 |
| Date | 10 October 2008 |
| Creators | Zubair, Juwairia |
| Contributors | Furuta, Richard |
| Publisher | Texas A&M University |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Thesis, text |
| Format | electronic, born digital |
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