Texture-preserving Bayesian image reconstruction for low-dose CT

Hao Zhang; Hao Han; Yifan Hu; Yan Liu; Jianhua Ma; Lihong Li; William Moore; Zhengrong Liang

doi:10.1117/12.2217297

30 March 2016 Texture-preserving Bayesian image reconstruction for low-dose CT

Hao Zhang, Hao Han, Yifan Hu, Yan Liu, Jianhua Ma, Lihong Li, William Moore, Zhengrong Liang

Proceedings Volume 9783, Medical Imaging 2016: Physics of Medical Imaging; 97834I (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2217297
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2016, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Markov random field (MRF) model has been widely used in Bayesian image reconstruction to reconstruct piecewise smooth images in the presence of noise, such as in low-dose X-ray computed tomography (LdCT). While it can preserve edge sharpness via edge-preserving potential function, its regional smoothing may sacrifice tissue image textures, which have been recognized as useful imaging biomarkers, and thus it compromises clinical tasks such as differentiating malignant vs. benign lesions, e.g., lung nodule or colon polyp. This study aims to shift the edge preserving regional noise smoothing paradigm to texture-preserving framework for LdCT image reconstruction while retaining the advantage of MRF’s neighborhood system on edge preservation. Specifically, we adapted the MRF model to incorporate the image textures of lung, bone, fat, muscle, etc. from previous full-dose CT scan as a priori knowledge for texture-preserving Bayesian reconstruction of current LdCT images. To show the feasibility of proposed reconstruction framework, experiments using clinical patient scans (with lung nodule or colon polyp) were conducted. The experimental outcomes showed noticeable gain by the a priori knowledge for LdCT image reconstruction with the well-known Haralick texture measures. Thus, it is conjectured that texture-preserving LdCT reconstruction has advantages over edge-preserving regional smoothing paradigm for texture-specific clinical applications.

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Hao Zhang, Hao Han, Yifan Hu, Yan Liu, Jianhua Ma, Lihong Li, William Moore, and Zhengrong Liang "Texture-preserving Bayesian image reconstruction for low-dose CT", Proc. SPIE 9783, Medical Imaging 2016: Physics of Medical Imaging, 97834I (30 March 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2217297

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