Backprojection reconstruction method for CT imaging
First Claim
1. A method for producing an image of a subject positioned in the field of view (FOV) of a computed tomography (CT) system, the steps comprising:
- a) acquiring with the CT system a set of projection views of the subject positioned in the FOV;
b) producing a composite image with the CT system which indicates an attenuation value at each composite image pixel of the subject positioned in the FOV; and
c) reconstructing an image of the subject by;
c)i) backprojecting each projection view in the set into the FOV and weighting the value backprojected into each image pixel by the attenuation value of the corresponding pixel in the composite image; and
c)ii) summing the backprojected values for each image pixel to produce the image.
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Abstract
Two-dimensional or three-dimensional, time-resolved CT frame images are acquired during a dynamic study of a subject. A composite image is produced and this is used to reconstruct each CT frame image by weighting the backprojection of each projection view acquired for that image frame by the corresponding value in the composite image. This weighted backprojection enables artifact-free image frames to be produced with far fewer projection views of the subject. The composite image may be reconstructed from views acquired separately, or it may be produced by combining views acquired during the course of the dynamic study.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for producing an image of a subject positioned in the field of view (FOV) of a computed tomography (CT) system, the steps comprising:
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a) acquiring with the CT system a set of projection views of the subject positioned in the FOV; b) producing a composite image with the CT system which indicates an attenuation value at each composite image pixel of the subject positioned in the FOV; and c) reconstructing an image of the subject by; c)i) backprojecting each projection view in the set into the FOV and weighting the value backprojected into each image pixel by the attenuation value of the corresponding pixel in the composite image; and c)ii) summing the backprojected values for each image pixel to produce the image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for producing an image of a subject positioned in the field of view (FOV) of a computed tomography (CT) system, the steps comprising:
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a) acquiring with the CT system a set of projection views of the subject positioned in the FOV; b) repeating step a) to acquire additional sets of projection views, wherein the sets of acquired projection views are interleaved with each other; c) reconstructing a composite image from acquired projection views which indicates an attenuation value at each composite image pixel of the subject positioned in the FOV; and d) reconstructing a frame image of the subject by; d)i) normalizing each projection view in one of said sets of projection views; d)ii) backprojecting each normalized projection view into the FOV; d)iii) summing the backprojected pixel values for the set of projection views; and d)iv) multiplying the summed pixel values by the corresponding pixel value in the composite image. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A method for producing an image of a subject positioned in the field of view (FOV) of a computed tomography (CT) system having a plurality of x-ray sources disposed along an axis of rotation, the steps comprising:
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a) acquiring a plurality of image frames with each x-ray source, each image frame including a set of projection views of the subject and the projection views in each set being interleaved with the projection views in the other sets; b) reconstructing a region composite image for each x-ray source from interleaved projection views in a plurality of said sets of projection views; c) reconstructing an image frame for one region using the projection views corresponding to that region and the composite image for that region which includes; c)i) normalizing each projection view corresponding to that region; c)ii) backprojection each normalized projection view into the region of the FOV; c)iii) summing backprojected values produced in step c)ii) at each pixel in the region; and c)iv) weighting the backprojected values with corresponding pixel values in the composite image for the region; d) repeating step c) to reconstruct additional region image frames; and e) combining the region image frames to produce the image frame. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A method for producing a plurality of image frames of a subject in the field of view (FOV) of a computed tomography (CT) system the steps comprising:
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a) acquiring a plurality of image frames, each image frame including a set of projection views of the subject; b) reconstructing a composite image by combining the projection views from the acquired image frames; and c) reconstructing each image frame by c)i) normalizing each image frame projection view using information derived from the composite image; c)ii) backprojecting each normalized projection view; c)iii) summing the backprojected values; and c)iv) weighting the backprojected values with the values in the composite image at corresponding locations in the FOV. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A method for acquiring perfusion images of tissues positioned in the field of view (FOV) of a computed tomography (CT) system, the steps comprising:
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a) acquiring a fully sampled, mask image of the tissues with the CT system; b) administering a contrast agent; c) acquiring a series of low dose image frames of the tissues with the CT system; d) subtracting mask image projection views acquired in step a) from image frame projection views acquired in step c) to produce difference image frame projection views; e) combining difference image frame projection views from a plurality of said image frames and reconstructing a composite image therefrom; and f) reconstructing perfusion images by; f)i) backprojecting each difference image frame projection view from an acquired image frame into the FOV and weighting the value backprojected into each image pixel by the value of a corresponding pixel in the composite image; and f)ii) summing the backprojected values for each image pixel. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for producing an image of a subject positioned in the field of view (FOV) of a computed tomography (CT) system, the steps comprising:
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a) acquiring with a CT system a composite image of the subject; b) acquiring with the CT system a set of projection views of the subject; c) measuring the motion of the subject with respect to the composite image using projection views acquired in step b); d) registering the composite image with the current subject position using the motion measured in step c); and e) reconstructing a frame image of the subject by; e)i) backprojecting each projection view in the set into the FOV and weighting the value backprojected into each image pixel by the value of a corresponding pixel in the registered composite image; and e)ii) summing the backprojected values for each image pixel to produce the frame image. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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