Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 39, Issue 8, 0811004(2019)

Low Dose Computed Tomography Image Reconstruction Based on Sparse Tensor Constraint

Jin Liu1,2,3, Yanqin Kang1,2, Yunbo Gu2,3,4, and Yang Chen2,3,4、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1 College of Computer and Information, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu, Anhui 241000, China
  • 2 Laboratory of Image Science and Technology, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210096, China
  • 3 Key Laboratory of Computer Network and Information Integration (Southeast University),Ministry of Education, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210096, China
  • 4 School of Cyber Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210096, China
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    Diagram of image block recombination
    Diagram of tensor decomposition
    Simulated reconstruction images of AAPM data (slice #60). (a1)-(a2) Results reconstructed by FBP and FCR methods for routine dose protocol; (b1)-(f1) results reconstructed by FBP, TV, GRR, FCR, and STCR methods for LD1 dose protocol; (b2)-(f2) results reconstructed by FBP, TV, GRR, FCR, and STCR methods for LD2 dose protocol
    Simulated reconstruction images of AAPM data (slice #370). (a1)-(a2) Results reconstructed by FBP and FCR methods for routine dose protocol; (b1)-(f1) results reconstructed by FBP, TV, GRR, FCR, and STCR methods for LD1 dose protocol; (b2)-(f2) results reconstructed by FBP, TV, GRR, FCR, and STCR methods for LD2 dose protocol
    Quantitative results. (a) PSNR of AAPM data; (b) SSIM of AAPM data; (c) CNR of AAPM data; (d) CNR of UIH data
    Reconstruction images of UIH data (slice #156, #271 and #466). (a1)-(d1) Results reconstructed by the FBP, TV, FCR, and STCR methods for slice #156; (a2)-(d2) results reconstructed by the FBP, TV, FCR, and STCR methods for slice #156; (a2)-(d3) results reconstructed by the FBP, TV, FCR, and STCR methods for slice #466
    Evaluation of different parameters of STCR algorithm for AAPM data. (a) PSNR and SSIM versus regularization parameter λ; (b) PSNR and SSIM versus Lagrange parameter β; (c) partial enlargement of reconstructed image under different λ and β; (d) PSNR and SSIM versus image block group size n×m
    PSNR and SSIM versus iterations. (a) PSNR; (b) SSIM
    • Table 1. Parameters for data scanning in experiment

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      Table 1. Parameters for data scanning in experiment

      DataAAPMUIH
      Distance from source to detector /cm108.56106.23
      Distance from source to isocenter /cm59.557.0
      Projection view11521200
      Tube voltage /kV100120
      Tube current /mA360(RDCT)20(LDCT)
      Detector size736×64(1.2856 mm×1.0947 mm)936×80(1.548 mm×1.405 mm)
      Reconstruction image size512×512(0.74 mm×0.74 mm)512×512(0.7828 mm×0.7828 mm)
    • Table 2. Computation time of different methods

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      Table 2. Computation time of different methods

      MethodCalculation time /s
      AAPMUIH
      FBP1.02±0.201.63±0.20
      TV12.0±2.119.0±2.7
      GRR16.0±3.426.0±3.7
      FCR36.0±4.357.0±4.5
      STCR21.0±3.634.0±3.8
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    Paper Information

    Category: Imaging Systems

    Received: Mar. 15, 2019

    Accepted: May. 5, 2019

    Published Online: Aug. 7, 2019

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    DOI:10.3788/AOS201939.0811004

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