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Lukas Birklein¹, Elmar Schömer¹, Ulrich Schwanecke²

¹Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.

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Summary

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This study introduces a new 3D reconstruction technique for cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) that reduces common beam-hardening artifacts. The method uses a neural network to improve image quality without extra prior information.

Keywords:

CBCT artificial neural network beam hardening cone beam CT polychromatic reconstruction

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Area of Science:

Medical Imaging
Computational Imaging
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

Background:

Monochromatic cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) algorithms are prevalent but suffer from beam-hardening artifacts due to energy-integrating detectors.
These artifacts arise because current detectors cannot resolve photon energy levels, leading to inaccurate attenuation measurements.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a novel polychromatic 3D reconstruction technique for CBCT.
To mitigate beam-hardening artifacts without requiring additional prior information.

Main Methods:

A coordinate-based neural representation was employed for polychromatic 3D reconstruction.
The method models attenuation at a reference energy level (E0) and its derivative.
A neural network was implemented to optimize intermediate density values and a composite attenuation function, learning a monotonic relationship between density and attenuation.

Main Results:

The proposed technique significantly improved reconstruction quality in various scenarios.
Quantitative improvements were demonstrated using a synthetic numerical phantom.
Enhanced visual quality was observed in real-world clinical examples.

Conclusions:

The developed polychromatic reconstruction method effectively reduces beam-hardening artifacts in CBCT.
This neural network-based approach offers a promising solution for improving CBCT image accuracy and quality.