Texel color mapping of ultrasonic images

Regional texture appearances contribute to subjective interpretation of US images, particularly in the case of diffuse parenchymal diseases. The authors have begun to dissect texture features of magnified, large aperture, dynamically focused images with 7 x 7 pixel connected, overlapping fields. A luminosity statistic for each field is used to color code the central pixel, resulting in chromatic distributions amplifying subjective motions of ''fine,'' ''patchy,'' and ''coarse'' textures. This method was developed for an inexpensive personal computer system and can be applied more generally in nuclear and conventional radiology, CT, and MR imaging