Low-dose photon counting CT reconstruction bias reduction with multi-energy alternating minimization algorithm

Jingwei Lu, Shuangyue Zhang, David G. Politte, Joseph A. O'Sullivan

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Abstract

Photon counting CT (PCCT) is an x-ray imaging technique that has undergone great development in the past decade. PCCT has the potential to improve dose efficiency and low-dose performance. In this paper, we propose a statistics-based iterative algorithm to perform a direct reconstruction of material-decomposed images. Compared with the conventional sinogram-based decomposition method which has degraded performance in low- dose scenarios, the multi-energy alternating minimization algorithm for photon counting CT (MEAM-PCCT) can generate accurate material-decomposed image with much smaller biases.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication15th International Meeting on Fully Three-Dimensional Image Reconstruction in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
EditorsSamuel Matej, Scott D. Metzler
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510628373
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Event15th International Meeting on Fully Three-Dimensional Image Reconstruction in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Fully3D 2019 - Philadelphia, United States
Duration: Jun 2 2019Jun 6 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume11072
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

Conference15th International Meeting on Fully Three-Dimensional Image Reconstruction in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Fully3D 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPhiladelphia
Period06/2/1906/6/19

Keywords

  • Alternating minimization
  • Iterative algorithm
  • Low-dose radiation
  • Photon counting
  • Spectral x-ray CT

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