CT reconstruction by using the MLS-ART technique and the KCD imaging system--I: low-energy X-ray studies.

Autor: Guan H, Gaber MW, DiBianca FA, Zhu Y
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: IEEE transactions on medical imaging [IEEE Trans Med Imaging] 1999 Apr; Vol. 18 (4), pp. 355-8.
DOI: 10.1109/42.768844
Abstrakt: We investigated the use of the kinestatic charge detector (KCD) combined with the multilevel scheme algebraic reconstruction technique (MLS-ART) for X-ray computer tomography (CT) reconstruction. The KCD offers excellent detective quantum efficiency and contrast resolution. These characteristics are especially helpful for applications in which a limited number of projections are used. In addition, the MLS-ART algorithm offers better contrast resolution than does the conventional convolution backprojection (CBP) technique when the number of projections is limited. Here we present images of a Rando-head phantom that was reconstructed by using the KCD and MLS-ART. We also present, for comparison, the images reconstructed by using the CBP technique. The combination of MLS-ART and the KCD yielded satisfactory images after just one or two iterations.
Databáze: MEDLINE