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ArticleMedical physics2021

Motion artifacts assessment and correction using optical tracking in synchrotron radiation breast CT.

Luca Brombal, Lucia Mariel Arana Peña, Fulvia Arfelli, Renata Longo, Francesco Brun, Adriano Contillo, Francesca Di Lillo, Giuliana Tromba, Vittorio Di Trapani, Sandro Donato and 2 more

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Luca BrombalDepartment of Physics, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
Lucia Mariel Arana PeñaDepartment of Physics, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
Fulvia ArfelliDepartment of Physics, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
Renata LongoDepartment of Physics, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
Francesco BrunDivision of Trieste, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Trieste, Italy.
Adriano ContilloElettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Trieste, Italy.
Francesca Di LilloElettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Trieste, Italy.
Giuliana TrombaElettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Trieste, Italy.
Vittorio Di TrapaniDepartment of Physical sciences, Earth and environment, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Sandro DonatoDepartment of Physics, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy.
Ralf Hendrik MenkDivision of Trieste, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Trieste, Italy.
Luigi RigonDepartment of Physics, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.

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Abstract

purposeThe SYRMA-3D collaboration is setting up a breast computed tomography (bCT) clinical program at the Elettra synchrotron radiation facility in Trieste, Italy. Unlike the few dedicated scanners available at hospitals, synchrotron radiation bCT requires the patient's rotation, which in turn implies a long scan duration (from tens of seconds to few minutes). At the same time, it allows the achievement of high spatial resolution. These features make synchrotron radiation bCT prone to motion artifacts. This article aims at assessing and compensating for motion artifacts through an optical tracking approach.

methodsIn this study, patients' movements due to breathing have been first assessed on seven volunteers and then simulated during the CT scans of a breast phantom and a surgical specimen, by adding a periodic oscillatory motion (constant speed, 1 mm amplitude, 12 cycles/minute). CT scans were carried out at 28 keV with a mean glandular dose of 5 mGy. Motion artifacts were evaluated and a correction algorithm based on the optical tracking of fiducial marks was introduced. A quantitative analysis based on the structural similarity (SSIM) index and the normalized mean square error (nMSE) was performed on the reconstructed CT images.

resultsCT images reconstructed through the optical tracking procedure were found to be as good as the motionless reference image. Moreover, the analysis of SSIM and nMSE demonstrated that an uncorrected motion of the order of the system's point spread function (around 0.1 mm in the present case) can be tolerated.

conclusionsResults suggest that a motion correction procedure based on an optical tracking system would be beneficial in synchrotron radiation bCT.

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ArtifactsSynchrotronsAlgorithmsBreastHumansPhantoms, ImagingTomography, X-Ray Computedbreast CTmotion artifactsoptical trackingphase contrast

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PMID34252212
PMCPMC9291820

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