introduction: in this study, we intend to use diffuse optical tomography (dot) as a noninvasive, safe and low cost technique that can be considered as a functional imaging method and mention the importance of image reconstruction in accuracy and procession of image. one of the most important and fastest methods in image reconstruction is the boundary element method (bem). this method is introdu...

objective(s): the aim of this study was to determine the optimal reconstruction parameters for iterative reconstruction in different devices and collimators for dopamine transporter (dat) single-photon emission computed tomography (spect). the results were compared between filtered back projection (fbp) and different attenuation correction (ac) methods.methods: an anthropomorphic striatal phant...

Over 100-million of x-ray CT scans are performed worldwide each year. In most cases, a scan projection or sonogram data are discarded after images are read. This represents a huge waste of big data, and an opportunity to develop new methods for better image reconstruction and high dose efficiency. Here we present an initial attempt to archive, utilize and share big data from CT scanning. In thi...

Currently portal imaging devices are used to obtain information on patient localization during radiation therapy treatments. Such obtained information is two dimensional in nature, limited to the plane of the captured image. It has been proposed that megavoltage computed tomography images be reconstructed to overcome this limitation. This study explores the feasibility of reconstructing tomogra...

There is a trend in single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) that small and dedicated imaging systems are becoming popular. For example, many companies are developing small dedicated cardiac SPECT systems with different designs. These dedicated systems have a smaller field of view (FOV) than a full-size clinical system. Thus data truncation has become the norm rather than the exceptio...

PURPOSE To evaluate dose reduction and image quality of abdominopelvic computed tomography (CT) reconstructed with model-based iterative reconstruction (MBIR) compared to adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR). MATERIALS AND METHODS In this prospective study, 85 patients underwent referential-, low-, and ultralow-dose unenhanced abdominopelvic CT. Images were reconstructed with ...

X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) reconstruction from sparse number of views is becoming a powerful way to reduce either the radiation dose or the acquisition time in CT systems but still requires a huge computational time. This paper introduces an approximate Bayesian inference framework for CT reconstruction based on a family of denoising approximate message passing (DCT-AMP) algorithms able to ...

Objective(s): The aim of this study was to determine the optimal reconstruction parameters for iterative reconstruction in different devices and collimators for dopamine transporter (DaT) single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). The results were compared between filtered back projection (FBP) and different attenuation correction (AC) methods.Methods: An anthropomorphic striatal phant...

Thanks to the advances in parallel processing hardware, iterative algorithms for cone beam reconstruction are now available with computation times acceptable for clinical use. At the same time they are able to accomodate more accurately the physical effects underlying the X-Ray imaging process. Many parameters are involved, which need to be precisely calibrated in order to achieve an accurate 3...