title: X-ray scatter correction algorithm for cone beam CT imaging.
abstract: Developing and optimizing an x-ray scatter control and reduction technique is one of the major challenges for cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) because CBCT will be much less immune to scatter than fan-beam CT. X-ray scatter reduces image contrast, increases image noise and introduces reconstruction error into CBCT. To reduce scatter interference, a practical algorithm that is based upon the beam stop array technique and image sequence processing has been developed on a flat panel detector-based CBCT prototype scanner. This paper presents a beam stop array-based scatter correction algorithm and the evaluation results through phantom studies. The results indicate that the beam stop array-based scatter correction algorithm is practical and effective to reduce and correct x-ray scatter for a CBCT imaging task.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14642, USA. rning@urmc.rochester.edu
authors.forename: Ruola
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ning
authors.forename: Xiangyang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Conover
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D006801:Humans; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014965:X-Rays