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H Hu¹, G T Gullberg, R A Kruger

¹Dept. of Radiol., Utah Univ., Salt Lake City, UT.

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

|January 1, 1988

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A new reconstruction algorithm improves fan-beam computed tomography (CT) imaging with curved detectors. This method uses a power series for better image reconstruction, paving the way for advanced CT systems.

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Area of Science:

Medical Imaging
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Algorithm Development

Background:

Fan-beam CT reconstruction typically assumes flat or specifically curved detectors.
Existing algorithms may not be optimal for detectors with arbitrary radii of curvature.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a modified convolution-backprojection (CBP) reconstruction algorithm for fan-beam CT with circular detectors of arbitrary curvature.
To validate the algorithm's performance through computer simulations.

Main Methods:

Derived a modified CBP algorithm substituting a power series of convolution integrals for a single integral.
Tested the algorithm with simulated data for detectors curving away from the X-ray source.

Main Results:

The modified algorithm correctly reduces to conventional algorithms for flat and specifically curved detectors.
Computer simulations confirmed the algorithm's validity for arbitrarily curved detectors.
Good image reconstructions were achieved using only a few terms of the power series.

Conclusions:

The developed algorithm offers improved CT image reconstruction for fan-beam geometries with arbitrarily curved detectors.
This work is a foundational step towards a cone-beam reconstruction algorithm for advanced CT imagers.