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ArticleBMC medical imaging2022

Truncation effect reduction for fast iterative reconstruction in cone-beam CT.

Sorapong Aootaphao, Saowapak S Thongvigitmanee, Puttisak Puttawibul, Pairash Thajchayapong

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Article in BMC medical imaging, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Sorapong AootaphaoFaculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand. aootaphao@gmail.com.
Saowapak S ThongvigitmaneeMedical Imaging System Research Team, Assistive Technology and Medical Devices Research Center, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathum Thani, Thailand.
Puttisak PuttawibulFaculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand.
Pairash ThajchayapongNational Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathum Thani, Thailand.
National Science and Technology Development Agency · THPrince of Songkla University · TH

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Abstract

backgroundIterative reconstruction for cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) has been applied to improve image quality and reduce radiation dose. In a case where an object's actual projection is larger than a flat panel detector, CBCT images contain truncated data or incomplete projections, which degrade image quality inside the field of view (FOV). In this work, we propose truncation effect reduction for fast iterative reconstruction in CBCT imaging.

methodsThe volume matrix size of the FOV and the height of projection images were extrapolated to a suitable size. These extended projections were reconstructed by fast iterative reconstruction. Moreover, a smoothing parameter for noise regularization in iterative reconstruction was modified to reduce the accumulated error while processing. The proposed work was evaluated by image quality measurements and compared with conventional filtered backprojection (FBP). To validate the proposed method, we used a head phantom for evaluation and preliminarily tested on a human dataset.

resultsIn the experimental results, the reconstructed images from the head phantom showed enhanced image quality. In addition, fast iterative reconstruction can be run continuously while maintaining a consistent mean-percentage-error value for many iterations. The contrast-to-noise ratio of the soft-tissue images was improved. Visualization of low contrast in the ventricle and soft-tissue images was much improved compared to those from FBP using the same dose index of 5 mGy.

conclusionsOur proposed method showed satisfactory performance to reduce the truncation effect, especially inside the FOV with better image quality for soft-tissue imaging. The convergence of fast iterative reconstruction tends to be stable for many iterations.

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AlgorithmsImage Processing, Computer-AssistedCone-Beam Computed TomographyHumansPhantoms, ImagingTomography, X-Ray ComputedCone-beam CTIterative reconstructionMetal artifactScattering radiationTruncation artefact

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