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Area of Science:

  • Medical Imaging
  • Image Processing
  • Computational Science

Background:

  • Compressed sensing (CS) enables image reconstruction from undersampled data.
  • Total variation (TV) minimization is a successful CS technique for noise reduction and edge preservation.
  • Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) images can benefit from improved signal-to-noise characteristics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Implement and evaluate a TV minimization filter for DBT images.
  • Enhance the signal difference to noise ratio (SDNR) of DBT images.
  • Assess the filter's performance in noise reduction and edge preservation.

Main Methods:

  • A TV minimization filter based on the Rudin, Osher, and Fatemi model was applied to phantom and clinical DBT images.
  • The filter was applied at different stages: before and after image reconstruction.
  • Optimal Lagrange multiplier (λ) values were determined, and their relationship with background standard deviation (σB) was investigated.

Main Results:

  • Applying the filter to projections reduced TV by 31.34% and increased SDNR by 5.29%.
  • Application after reconstruction decreased TV by 35.48% and increased SDNR by 8.32%.
  • Clinical data showed a significant improvement: TV reduced by 37.63%, and SDNR increased by 24.39% with preserved edges.

Conclusions:

  • An optimized TV minimization digital filter improves DBT image quality.
  • A reliable logarithmic relationship between σB and optimal λ values was established.
  • The filter effectively enhances SDNR and preserves structural details in clinical DBT images.