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Yizhong Wang¹, Ningning Liang¹, Shaoyu Wang¹

¹Department of Henan Key Laboratory of Imaging and Intelligent Processing, Information Engineering University, Zhengzhou, China.

Medical Physics

|July 15, 2025

Summary

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This study introduces NeRDiff, a novel spectral CT reconstruction method that reduces radiation dose by using fewer X-ray projections. NeRDiff effectively suppresses artifacts and preserves image details, improving diagnostic accuracy.

Keywords:

image reconstruction implicit neural representation score‐based generative model spectral computed tomography

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Area of Science:

Medical Imaging
Computational Imaging
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

Background:

Spectral computed tomography (CT) is vital but poses health risks due to cumulative radiation dose.
Reducing X-ray projection views lowers radiation dose but degrades image quality, causing streaking artifacts.
Addressing the challenge of sparse sampling in spectral CT reconstruction is critical for safe and effective imaging.

Purpose of the Study:

Develop a novel spectral CT reconstruction method to mitigate ill-posedness from sparse sampling.
Suppress streaking artifacts inherent in low-projection-view CT imaging.
Recover and preserve fine structural details in reconstructed spectral CT images.

Main Methods:

Propose the NeRDiff method, integrating implicit neural representation (INR) priors with score-based generative models (SGM).
Employ a gradient-penalized INR learning phase with variable-periodic activation and dual-domain loss for enhanced signal representation.
Utilize INR priors to guide SGM reconstruction via Langevin dynamics sampling in the reverse diffusion process.

Main Results:

NeRDiff demonstrates superior performance over alternative methods on ultra-sparse-view datasets (numerical simulation and preclinical mouse data).
Achieved significant improvements in Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR), with gains of at least 4.75 dB (vs. Song-CT) and 1.70 dB (vs. WSGM) at 20 views in simulation.
Quantitative and qualitative assessments confirm NeRDiff's effectiveness in artifact suppression and detail preservation.

Conclusions:

The NeRDiff method is effective for highly ill-defined spectral CT reconstruction tasks, particularly in ultra-sparse-view scenarios.
Experimental results validate NeRDiff's remarkable capabilities in combating artifacts and preserving image details.
NeRDiff offers a promising solution for dose reduction in spectral CT while maintaining high image quality.