Extending Three‐Dimensional Weighted Cone Beam Filtered Backprojection (CB‐FBP) Algorithm for Image Reconstruction in Volumetric CT at Low Helical Pitches

A three‐dimensional (3D) weighted helical cone beam filtered backprojection (CB‐FBP) algorithm (namely, original 3D weighted helical CB‐FBP algorithm) has already been proposed to reconstruct images from the projection data acquired along a helical trajectory in angular ranges up to [0, 2 π ]. Howev...

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Vydané v:International journal of biomedical imaging Ročník 2006; číslo 1; s. 45942
Hlavní autori: Tang, Xiangyang, Hsieh, Jiang, Nilsen, Roy A., McOlash, Scott M.
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.01.2006
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Wiley
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Algorithms
Diagnostic imaging
China
ISSN:1687-4188, 1687-4196
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Shrnutí:A three‐dimensional (3D) weighted helical cone beam filtered backprojection (CB‐FBP) algorithm (namely, original 3D weighted helical CB‐FBP algorithm) has already been proposed to reconstruct images from the projection data acquired along a helical trajectory in angular ranges up to [0, 2 π ]. However, an overscan is usually employed in the clinic to reconstruct tomographic images with superior noise characteristics at the most challenging anatomic structures, such as head and spine, extremity imaging, and CT angiography as well. To obtain the most achievable noise characteristics or dose efficiency in a helical overscan, we extended the 3D weighted helical CB‐FBP algorithm to handle helical pitches that are smaller than 1 : 1 (namely extended 3D weighted helical CB‐FBP algorithm). By decomposing a helical over scan with an angular range of [0, 2 π + Δ β ] into a union of full scans corresponding to an angular range of [0, 2 π ], the extended 3D weighted function is a summation of all 3D weighting functions corresponding to each full scan. An experimental evaluation shows that the extended 3D weighted helical CB‐FBP algorithm can improve noise characteristics or dose efficiency of the 3D weighted helical CB‐FBP algorithm at a helical pitch smaller than 1 : 1, while its reconstruction accuracy and computational efficiency are maintained. It is believed that, such an efficient CB reconstruction algorithm that can provide superior noise characteristics or dose efficiency at low helical pitches may find its extensive applications in CT medical imaging.
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ISSN:1687-4188
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DOI:10.1155/IJBI/2006/45942