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¹Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.

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This study introduces a novel method for nonlinear computed tomography (CT) image reconstruction using diffusion posterior sampling. The technique enables high-quality CT imaging from limited data by incorporating a nonlinear physical model without additional training.

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Area of Science:

Medical Imaging
Artificial Intelligence
Computational Science

Background:

Diffusion models are effective for image generation in CT reconstruction and restoration.
Diffusion posterior sampling combines diffusion priors with likelihood models for high-quality CT imaging.
Current methods use linear models of X-ray CT physics, which is an approximation of the true nonlinear forward model.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a new method for nonlinear CT image reconstruction using diffusion posterior sampling.
To address the limitations of linear models in CT reconstruction.
To enable plug-and-play integration of diffusion priors with generalized nonlinear CT systems.

Main Methods:

Implemented an unconditional diffusion model by training a prior score function estimator.
Applied Bayes rule to combine the diffusion prior with a nonlinear measurement likelihood score function.
Derived a posterior score function for sampling the reverse-time diffusion process.

Main Results:

Demonstrated the technique for nonlinear CT image reconstruction.
Successfully applied the method to both fully sampled low-dose data and sparse-view geometries.
Showcased the plug-and-play capability with different nonlinear CT system designs and forward models.

Conclusions:

The proposed method effectively solves the inverse problem of nonlinear CT image reconstruction.
The technique allows for a single, unsupervised training of the prior, applicable to various CT systems.
This approach advances CT imaging by accurately modeling nonlinear physics without requiring retraining for different systems.