Backprojection-filtration image reconstruction from partial cone-beam data for scatter correction

Rizza Pua; Jonghwan Min; Boyeol Yoo; Kyong-Woo Kim; Gyuseong Cho; Seungryong Cho

doi:10.1117/12.877912

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16 March 2011 Backprojection-filtration image reconstruction from partial cone-beam data for scatter correction

Rizza Pua; Jonghwan Min; Boyeol Yoo; Kyong-Woo Kim; Gyuseong Cho; Seungryong Cho

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Proceedings Volume 7961, Medical Imaging 2011: Physics of Medical Imaging; 79612T (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.877912
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2011, Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), Florida, United States

Abstract

In this work, we proposed a novel scatter correction method for a circular cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) using a hardware-based approach that completes both data acquisition and scatter correction in a single rotation. We utilized (quasi-)redundancy in the circular cone-beam data, and applied the chord-based backprojection-filtration (BPF) algorithm to avoid the problem of filtering discontinuous data that would occur if conventional filtered-backprojection (FBP) algorithms were used. A single scan was performed on a cylindrical uniform phantom with beam-block strips between the source and the phantom, and the scatter was estimated for each projection from the data under the blocked regions. The beam-block strips (BBSs) were aligned parallel to the rotation axis, and the spacing between the strips was determined so that the data within the spaces constitute at least slightly more than the minimum data required for image reconstruction. The results showed that the image error due to scatter (about 30 % of the attenuation coefficient value) has been successfully corrected by the proposed algorithm.

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Rizza Pua, Jonghwan Min, Boyeol Yoo, Kyong-Woo Kim, Gyuseong Cho, and Seungryong Cho "Backprojection-filtration image reconstruction from partial cone-beam data for scatter correction", Proc. SPIE 7961, Medical Imaging 2011: Physics of Medical Imaging, 79612T (16 March 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.877912

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