Metal artifact reduction in x-ray computed tomography by using analytical DBP-type algorithm

Zhen Wang; Hiroyuki Kudo

doi:10.1117/12.911198

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3 March 2012 Metal artifact reduction in x-ray computed tomography by using analytical DBP-type algorithm

Zhen Wang; Hiroyuki Kudo

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Proceedings Volume 8313, Medical Imaging 2012: Physics of Medical Imaging; 83133B (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.911198
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2012, San Diego, California, United States

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This paper investigates a common metal artifacts problem in X-ray computed tomography (CT). The artifacts in reconstructed image may render image non-diagnostic because of inaccuracy beam hardening correction from high attenuation objects, satisfactory image could not be reconstructed from projections with missing or distorted data. In traditionally analytical metal artifact reduction (MAR) method, firstly subtract the metallic object part of projection data from the original obtained projection, secondly complete the subtracted part in original projection by using various interpolating method, thirdly reconstruction from the interpolated projection by filtered back-projection (FBP) algorithm. The interpolation error occurred during the second step can make unrealistic assumptions about the missing data, leading to DC shift artifact in the reconstructed images. We proposed a differentiated back-projection (DBP) type MAR method by instead of FBP algorithm with DBP algorithm in third step. In FBP algorithm the interpolated projection will be filtered on each projection view angle before back-projection, as a result the interpolation error is propagated to whole projection. However, the property of DBP algorithm provide a chance to do filter after the back-projection in a Hilbert filter direction, as a result the interpolation error affection would be reduce and there is expectation on improving quality of reconstructed images. In other word, if we choose the DBP algorithm instead of the FBP algorithm, less contaminated projection data with interpolation error would be used in reconstruction. A simulation study was performed to evaluate the proposed method using a given phantom.

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Zhen Wang and Hiroyuki Kudo "Metal artifact reduction in x-ray computed tomography by using analytical DBP-type algorithm", Proc. SPIE 8313, Medical Imaging 2012: Physics of Medical Imaging, 83133B (3 March 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.911198

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