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l0 regularization based on a prior image incorporated non-local means for limited-angle X-ray CT reconstruction

l0 regularization based on a prior image incorporated non-local means for limited-angle X-ray CT... PURPOSES:Restricted by the scanning environment in some CT imaging modalities, the acquired projection data are usually incomplete, which may lead to a limited-angle reconstruction problem. Thus, image quality usually suffers from the slope artifacts. The objective of this study is to first investigate the distorted domains of the reconstructed images which encounter the slope artifacts and then present a new iterative reconstruction method to address the limited-angle X-ray CT reconstruction problem.METHODS:The presented framework of new method exploits the structural similarity between the prior image and the reconstructed image aiming to compensate the distorted edges. Specifically, the new method utilizes l0 regularization and wavelet tight framelets to suppress the slope artifacts and pursue the sparsity. New method includes following 4 steps to (1) address the data fidelity using SART; (2) compensate for the slope artifacts due to the missed projection data using the prior image and modified nonlocal means (PNLM); (3) utilize l0 regularization to suppress the slope artifacts and pursue the sparsity of wavelet coefficients of the transformed image by using iterative hard thresholding (l0W); and (4) apply an inverse wavelet transform to reconstruct image. In summary, this method is referred to as “l0W-PNLM”.RESULTS:Numerical implementations showed that the presented l0W-PNLM was superior to suppress the slope artifacts while preserving the edges of some features as compared to the commercial and other popular investigative algorithms. When the image to be reconstructed is inconsistent with the prior image, the new method can avoid or minimize the distorted edges in the reconstructed images. Quantitative assessments also showed that applying the new method obtained the highest image quality comparing to the existing algorithms.CONCLUSIONS:This study demonstrated that the presented l0W-PNLM yielded higher image quality due to a number of unique characteristics, which include that (1) it utilizes the structural similarity between the reconstructed image and prior image to modify the distorted edges by slope artifacts; (2) it adopts wavelet tight frames to obtain the first and high derivative in several directions and levels; and (3) it takes advantage of l0 regularization to promote the sparsity of wavelet coefficients, which is effective for the inhibition of the slope artifacts. Therefore, the new method can address the limited-angle CT reconstruction problem effectively and have practical significance. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology IOS Press

l0 regularization based on a prior image incorporated non-local means for limited-angle X-ray CT reconstruction

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0895-3996
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10.3233/XST-17334
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PURPOSES:Restricted by the scanning environment in some CT imaging modalities, the acquired projection data are usually incomplete, which may lead to a limited-angle reconstruction problem. Thus, image quality usually suffers from the slope artifacts. The objective of this study is to first investigate the distorted domains of the reconstructed images which encounter the slope artifacts and then present a new iterative reconstruction method to address the limited-angle X-ray CT reconstruction problem.METHODS:The presented framework of new method exploits the structural similarity between the prior image and the reconstructed image aiming to compensate the distorted edges. Specifically, the new method utilizes l0 regularization and wavelet tight framelets to suppress the slope artifacts and pursue the sparsity. New method includes following 4 steps to (1) address the data fidelity using SART; (2) compensate for the slope artifacts due to the missed projection data using the prior image and modified nonlocal means (PNLM); (3) utilize l0 regularization to suppress the slope artifacts and pursue the sparsity of wavelet coefficients of the transformed image by using iterative hard thresholding (l0W); and (4) apply an inverse wavelet transform to reconstruct image. In summary, this method is referred to as “l0W-PNLM”.RESULTS:Numerical implementations showed that the presented l0W-PNLM was superior to suppress the slope artifacts while preserving the edges of some features as compared to the commercial and other popular investigative algorithms. When the image to be reconstructed is inconsistent with the prior image, the new method can avoid or minimize the distorted edges in the reconstructed images. Quantitative assessments also showed that applying the new method obtained the highest image quality comparing to the existing algorithms.CONCLUSIONS:This study demonstrated that the presented l0W-PNLM yielded higher image quality due to a number of unique characteristics, which include that (1) it utilizes the structural similarity between the reconstructed image and prior image to modify the distorted edges by slope artifacts; (2) it adopts wavelet tight frames to obtain the first and high derivative in several directions and levels; and (3) it takes advantage of l0 regularization to promote the sparsity of wavelet coefficients, which is effective for the inhibition of the slope artifacts. Therefore, the new method can address the limited-angle CT reconstruction problem effectively and have practical significance.

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Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology – IOS Press

Published: Jan 1, 2018

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