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Estimating view parameters from random projections for Tomography using spherical MDS.

Yi Fang1, Sundar Murugappan, Karthik Ramani

  • 1School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA. fang4@purdue.edu

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This study introduces a novel spherical multidimensional scaling (sMDS) method for estimating unknown projection angles in computed tomography (CT). The efficient, non-iterative approach enables accurate image reconstruction from limited or noisy projection data.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Imaging
  • Computational Science
  • Image Reconstruction

Background:

  • Computed tomography (CT) is widely used in medicine.
  • Accurate estimation of projection view angles is crucial for specific CT applications like virus structuring and motion compensation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel, efficient method for estimating unknown acquisition view angles in 2D computed tomography.
  • To transform the angle estimation problem into a sphere-constrained embedding problem.

Main Methods:

  • A novel approach based on spherical multidimensional scaling (sMDS) is proposed.
  • Each projection is treated as a high-dimensional vector and embedded onto a 1D sphere using sMDS.
  • Parameterized projections are used for image reconstruction via the inverse Radon transform.
  • The entire reconstruction process is non-iterative and computationally efficient.

Main Results:

  • The effectiveness of the sMDS method was verified through various experiments.
  • Reconstruction quality was evaluated with varying numbers of projections and noise levels.
  • Experimental results demonstrate the efficiency and robustness of the proposed sMDS approach.

Conclusions:

  • An effective technique for 2D tomography with unknown acquisition view angles has been developed.
  • The proposed method shows promise for future extension to 3D reconstructions.
  • Source code and demos are publicly available for reproducibility and further research.