Reduction of metal artifacts caused by multiple metallic objects in computed tomography

Wei Xing; Yan Bin; Zhang Feng; Li Yong-Li; Xi Xiao-Qi; Li Lei

doi:10.7498/aps.63.058702

Abstract

High-attenuation objects like metals will result in metal artifacts in computed tomography images. Compared with single metallic object, artifacts due to multiple and large-scaled metallic objects is more complicated in representation and have much worse effects on reconstructed image. State-of-the-art metal artifacts reduction for multiple metal objects based on interpolation method cannot solve the beam hardening inside the metals, and can easily make mistakes in segmentation and interpolation. Aiming at reduction of multiple metallic objects, this paper simulates the production of the artifacts and proposes a metal artifacts reduction method based on projections correction. In this method, metal regions are firstly segmented directly from projection domain, and then a correction model is established for projections in metal regions. Finally, correction is made by adjusting parameters of the model. The optimal solution of the parameters is achieved by NM-simplex method that makes the gray entropy of the reconstructed image minimum. The simulation results and obtained data show that the present method significantly improves metal artifact due to multiple metallic objects and provides a better image quality than that obtained using interpolation.

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Authors and contacts

1.
Institute of Information System Engineering, Information Engineering University, Zhengzhou 450002, China;
2.
He Nan Province People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450002, China
Funds: Project supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2012AA011603), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61372172).

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Cited By

[1]	Jia P X, Zhang F, Yan B, Bao S L 2010 Chin. Phys. B 19 087802
[2]	Karimi S, Cosman P, Wald C, Martz H 2012 Med. Phys. 39 5857
[3]	Joemai R M, Bruin P W, Veldkamp W J, Geleijns J 2012 Med. Phys. 39 1125
[4]	Wang G, Snyder D L, O'Sullivan J A, Vannier M W 1996 IEEE Trans. Med. Imaging 15 657
[5]	Wang G, Frei T, Vannier M W 2000 Acad. Radiol. 7 607
[6]	Slambrouck K V, Nuyts J 2012 Med. Phys. 39 7080
[7]	Oehler M, Buzug T M 2007 Adv. Med. Eng. 114 42
[8]	Lemmens C, Faul D, Nuyts J 2009 IEEE Trans. Med. Imaging 28 250
[9]	Xia D, Roeske J C, Yu L F, Pelizzari C A, Mundt A J, Pan X C 2005 Brachytherapy 4 18
[10]	Mouton A, Megherbi N, Slambrouck K V, Nuyts J, Breckon T P 2013 J. X-ray Sci. Technol. 21 193
[11]	Abdoli M, Ay M R, Ahmadian A, Zaidi H 2010 Med. Phys. 37 6166
[12]	Jeong K Y, Ra J B 2009 SPIE Medical Imaging. International Society for Optics and Photonics United States, San Diego, August 2-6, 2009 p7258
[13]	Zhao S Y, Bae K T, Whiting B, Wang G 2002 J. X-ray Sci. Technol. 10 67
[14]	Kratz B, Knopp T, Muller J, Oehler M, Buzug T M 2008 Bildverarbeitung fur die Medizin Germany, Berlin, April 2-6, 2008 p21
[15]	Man B D 2001 Ph. D. Dissertation (Leuven:Katholieke University)
[16]	Verburg J M, Seco J 2012 Phys. Med. Biol. 57 2803
[17]	Zhao S, Robeltson D D, Wang G, Whiting B, Bae K T 2000 IEEE Trans. Med. Imaging. 19 1238
[18]	NelderJ A, Mead R 1965 Comput. J. 7 308
[19]	Meyer E, Raupach R, Lell M 2012 Med. Phys. 39 1904
[20]	Hargreaves B A, Chen W T, Lu W M, Alley M T, Gold G E, Brau A C, Pauly J M, Pauly K B 2010 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 31 987

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