Region-specific Dictionary Learning-based Low-dose Thoracic CT Reconstruction

10/20/2020
by   Qiong Xu, et al.
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This paper presents a dictionary learning-based method with region-specific image patches to maximize the utility of the powerful sparse data processing technique for CT image reconstruction. Considering heterogeneous distributions of image features and noise in CT, region-specific customization of dictionaries is utilized in iterative reconstruction. Thoracic CT images are partitioned into several regions according to their structural and noise characteristics. Dictionaries specific to each region are then learned from the segmented thoracic CT images and applied to subsequent image reconstruction of the region. Parameters for dictionary learning and sparse representation are determined according to the structural and noise properties of each region. The proposed method results in better performance than the conventional reconstruction based on a single dictionary in recovering structures and suppressing noise in both simulation and human CT imaging. Quantitatively, the simulation study shows maximum improvement of image quality for the whole thorax can achieve 4.88 and Root-Mean-Square Error (RMSE) indices, respectively. For human imaging data, it is found that the structures in the lungs and heart can be better recovered, while simultaneously decreasing noise around the vertebra effectively. The proposed strategy takes into account inherent regional differences inside of the reconstructed object and leads to improved images. The method can be readily extended to CT imaging of other anatomical regions and other applications.

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