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Image reconstruction method for incomplete CT projection based on self-guided image filtering

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In some fields of medical diagnosis or industrial nondestructive testing, it is difficult to obtain complete computed tomography (CT) data due to the limitation of radiation dose or other factors. Therefore, image reconstruction of incomplete projection data is the focus of this paper. In this paper, a new image reconstruction model based on self-guided image filtering (SGIF) term is proposed for few-view and segmental limited-angle (SLA) CT reconstruction. Then the alternating direction method (ADM) is used to solve this model. For simplicity, we call it ADM-SGIF method. The key idea of ADM-SGIF method is to use the reconstructed image itself as a reference and utilize its structural features to guide CT reconstruction. This method can effectively preserve image structures and remove shading artifacts. To validate the effectiveness of the proposed reconstruction method, we conduct digital phantom and real CT data experiments. The results indicate that ADM-SGIF method outperforms competing methods, including total variation (TV), relative total variation (RTV), and L0-norm minimization solved by ADM (ADM-L0) methods, in both subjective and objective evaluations.

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Acknowledgements

This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (61701174), General Project of Chongqing Natural Science Foundation (cstc2021jcyj-msxmX0679), Science and Technology Research Program of Chongqing Education Commission of China (KJQN202000808), Scientific Research Foundation of Chongqing Technology and Business University (2056023), and Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing, China (CSTB2022NSCQ-MSX0610). In addition, we sincerely thank Yue Wu for her help in drawing part of the Graphical Abstract.

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Song, Q., Gong, C. Image reconstruction method for incomplete CT projection based on self-guided image filtering. Med Biol Eng Comput (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11517-024-03044-9

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