An iterative algorithm for soft tissue reconstruction from truncated flat panel projections

D. Langan; B. Claus; P. Edic; R. Vaillant; B. De Man; S. Basu; M. Iatrou

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2 March 2006 An iterative algorithm for soft tissue reconstruction from truncated flat panel projections

D. Langan, B. Claus, P. Edic, R. Vaillant, B. De Man, S. Basu, M. Iatrou

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Proceedings Volume 6142, Medical Imaging 2006: Physics of Medical Imaging; 614224 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.652295
Event: Medical Imaging, 2006, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The capabilities of flat panel interventional x-ray systems continue to expand, enabling a broader array of medical applications to be performed in a minimally invasive manner. Although CT is providing pre-operative 3D information, there is a need for 3D imaging of low contrast soft tissue during interventions in a number of areas including neurology, cardiac electro-physiology, and oncology. Unlike CT systems, interventional angiographic x-ray systems provide real-time large field of view 2D imaging, patient access, and flexible gantry positioning enabling interventional procedures. However, relative to CT, these C-arm flat panel systems have additional technical challenges in 3D soft tissue imaging including slower rotation speed, gantry vibration, reduced lateral patient field of view (FOV), and increased scatter. The reduced patient FOV often results in significant data truncation. Reconstruction of truncated (incomplete) data is known an "interior problem", and it is mathematically impossible to obtain an exact reconstruction. Nevertheless, it is an important problem in 3D imaging on a C-arm to address the need to generate a 3D reconstruction representative of the object being imaged with minimal artifacts. In this work we investigate the application of an iterative Maximum Likelihood Transmission (MLTR) algorithm to truncated data. We also consider truncated data with limited views for cardiac imaging where the views are gated by the electrocardiogram(ECG) to combat motion artifacts.

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D. Langan, B. Claus, P. Edic, R. Vaillant, B. De Man, S. Basu, and M. Iatrou "An iterative algorithm for soft tissue reconstruction from truncated flat panel projections", Proc. SPIE 6142, Medical Imaging 2006: Physics of Medical Imaging, 614224 (2 March 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.652295

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