Ross filter pairs for metal artefact reduction in x-ray tomography: a case study based on imaging and segmentation of metallic implants

Benedicta D. Arhatari; Brian Abbey

doi:10.1117/12.2282937

2 January 2018 Ross filter pairs for metal artefact reduction in x-ray tomography: a case study based on imaging and segmentation of metallic implants

Benedicta D. Arhatari, Brian Abbey

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Proceedings Volume 10456, Nanophotonics Australasia 2017; 104565K (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2282937
Event: SPIE Nanophotonics Australasia, 2017, Melbourne, Australia

Abstract

Ross filter pairs have recently been demonstrated as a highly effective means of producing quasi-monoenergetic beams from polychromatic X-ray sources. They have found applications in both X-ray spectroscopy and for elemental separation in X-ray computed tomography (XCT). Here we explore whether they could be applied to the problem of metal artefact reduction (MAR) for applications in medical imaging. Metal artefacts are a common problem in X-ray imaging of metal implants embedded in bone and soft tissue. A number of data post-processing approaches to MAR have been proposed in the literature, however these can be time-consuming and sometimes have limited efficacy. Here we describe and demonstrate an alternative approach based on beam conditioning using Ross filter pairs. This approach obviates the need for any complex post-processing of the data and enables MAR and segmentation from the surrounding tissue by exploiting the absorption edge contrast of the implant.

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Benedicta D. Arhatari and Brian Abbey "Ross filter pairs for metal artefact reduction in x-ray tomography: a case study based on imaging and segmentation of metallic implants", Proc. SPIE 10456, Nanophotonics Australasia 2017, 104565K (2 January 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2282937

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