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This study introduces an adaptive weighted CT metal artifact reduction algorithm combining projection interpolation and physical correction. The novel method effectively reduces artifacts while preserving tissue details, outperforming existing techniques in simulations and clinical evaluations.

Keywords:

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Area of Science:

Medical Imaging
Computer-Aided Diagnosis
Biomedical Engineering

Background:

Metal artifacts in Computed Tomography (CT) imaging degrade image quality and hinder accurate diagnosis.
Existing metal artifact reduction (MAR) algorithms often struggle to balance artifact removal with preservation of anatomical details.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate an adaptive weighted CT metal artifact reduction (MAR) algorithm.
To combine projection interpolation and physical correction for enhanced MAR performance.

Main Methods:

A normalized metal projection interpolation algorithm was employed for initial artifact correction.
A metal physical correction model was subsequently applied to refine the corrected projection data.
The algorithm's efficacy was assessed using both simulated and clinical CT datasets, with quantitative metrics (PSNR, SSIM) and expert evaluation.

Main Results:

The proposed MAR algorithm demonstrated significant improvements in quantitative metrics for simulated data, achieving higher Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR) and Structural Similarity Index Measure (SSIM) values.
Clinical data analysis revealed that images processed with the proposed method received the highest scores from imaging experts, indicating superior artifact reduction.
Statistical analysis confirmed the significant artifact-reducing performance of the proposed method compared to alternatives (P < 0.001).

Conclusions:

The developed adaptive weighted CT MAR algorithm effectively mitigates metal artifacts.
The method successfully preserves critical tissue structure information during the artifact reduction process.
The algorithm minimizes the generation of new artifacts, offering a more robust solution for metal artifact management in CT imaging.