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ArticleProceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering2018

Spatial Resolution and Noise Prediction in Flat-Panel Cone-Beam CT Penalized-likelihood Reconstruction.

W Wang, G J Gang, J H Siewerdsen, J W Stayman

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W WangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, USA 21205.
G J GangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, USA 21205.
J H SiewerdsenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, USA 21205.
J W StaymanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, USA 21205.

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Task-driven dynamic beam modulation for high-performance,low-dose CT.U01EB018758 · NIBIB · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI STAYMAN, JOSEPH WEBSTER · 2014 to 2017
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NIBIB NIH HHS U01 EB018758
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purposeModel based iterative reconstruction (MBIR) algorithms such as penalized-likelihood (PL) methods have data-dependent and shift-variant image properties. Predictors of local reconstructed noise and resolution have found application in a number of methods that seek to understand, control, and optimize CT data acquisition and reconstruction parameters in a prospective fashion (as opposed to studies based on exhaustive evaluation). However, previous MBIR prediction methods have relied on idealized system models. In this work, we develop and validate new predictors using accurate physical models specific to flat-panel CT systems.

methodsNovel predictors for estimation of local spatial resolution and noise properties are developed for PL reconstruction that include a physical model for blur and correlated noise in flat-panel cone-beam CT (CBCT) acquisitions. Prospective predictions (e.g., without reconstruction) of local point spread function and and local noise power spectrum (NPS) model are applied, compared, and validated using a flat-panel CBCT test bench.

resultsComparisons between prediction and physical measurements show excellent agreement for both spatial resolution and noise properties. In comparison, traditional prediction methods (that ignore blur/correlation found in flat-panel data) fail to capture important data characteristics and show significant mismatch.

conclusionNovel image property predictors permit prospective assessment of flat-panel CBCT using MBIR. Such predictors enable standard and task-based performance assessments, and are well-suited to evaluation, control, and optimization of the CT imaging chain (e.g., x-ray technique, reconstruction parameters, novel data acquisition methods, etc.) for improved imaging performance and/or dose utilization.

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CT image qualityimage assessmentLocal point spread functionnoise power spectrum

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