High-contrast artifact reduction in cone beam computed tomography by using geometric techniques

Peter B. Noël; Jinhui Xu; Kenneth R. Hoffmann; Jason J. Corso; Sebastian Schafer; Alan M. Walczak

doi:10.1117/12.811679

13 March 2009 High-contrast artifact reduction in cone beam computed tomography by using geometric techniques

Peter B. Noël, Jinhui Xu, Kenneth R. Hoffmann, Jason J. Corso, Sebastian Schafer, Alan M. Walczak

Proceedings Volume 7258, Medical Imaging 2009: Physics of Medical Imaging; 72583A (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.811679
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2009, Lake Buena Vista (Orlando Area), Florida, United States

Abstract

The use of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) is growing in the clinical arena, due to its ability to provide 3-D information during interventions, its high diagnostic quality (sub-millimeter resolution), and its short scanning times (10 seconds). In many situations, the reconstructions suffer from artifacts from high contrast objects (due mainly to angular sampling by the projections or by beam hardening) which can reduce image quality. In this study, we propose a novel algorithm to reduce these artifacts. In our approach, these objects are identified and then removed in the sinogram space by using computational geometry techniques. In particular, the object is identified in a reconstruction from a few views. Then, the rays (projection lines) intersecting the high contrast objects are identified using the technique of topological walk in a dual space which effectively models the problem as a visibility problem and provides a solution in optimal time and space complexity. As a result, the corrections can be performed in real time, independent of the projection image size. Subsequently, a full reconstruction is performed by leaving out the high contrast objects in the reconstructions. Evaluations were performed using simulations and animal studies. The artifacts are significantly reduced when using our approach. This optimal time and space complexity and relative simple implementation makes our approach attractive for artifact reduction.

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Peter B. Noël, Jinhui Xu, Kenneth R. Hoffmann, Jason J. Corso, Sebastian Schafer, and Alan M. Walczak "High-contrast artifact reduction in cone beam computed tomography by using geometric techniques", Proc. SPIE 7258, Medical Imaging 2009: Physics of Medical Imaging, 72583A (13 March 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.811679

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