Metal objects in X-ray computed tomography can cause severe artifacts.The state-of-the-art metal artifact reduction methods are in the sinogram inpainting category and are iterative methods.This paper proposes a proje...Metal objects in X-ray computed tomography can cause severe artifacts.The state-of-the-art metal artifact reduction methods are in the sinogram inpainting category and are iterative methods.This paper proposes a projectiondomain algorithm to reduce the metal artifacts.In this algorithm,the unknowns are the metal-affected projections,while the objective function is set up in the image domain.The data fidelity term is not utilized in the objective function.The objective function of the proposed algorithm consists of two terms:the total variation of the metalremoved image and the energy of the negative-valued pixels in the image.After the metal-affected projections are modified,the final image is reconstructed via the filtered backprojection algorithm.The feasibility of the proposed algorithm has been verified by real experimental data.展开更多
It has long been realized that the problem of radar imaging is a special case of image reconstruction in which the data are incomplete and noisy. In other fields, iterative reconstruction algorithms have been used suc...It has long been realized that the problem of radar imaging is a special case of image reconstruction in which the data are incomplete and noisy. In other fields, iterative reconstruction algorithms have been used successfully to improve the image quality. This paper studies the application of iterative algorithms in radar imaging. A discrete model is first derived, and the iterative algorithms are then adapted to radar imaging. Although such algorithms are usually time consuming, this paper shows that, if the algorithms are appropriately simplified, it is possible to realize them even in real time. The efficiency of iterative algorithms is shown through computer simulations.展开更多
The order of the projection in the algebraic reconstruction technique(ART)method has great influence on the rate of the convergence.Although many scholars have studied the order of the projection,few theoretical proof...The order of the projection in the algebraic reconstruction technique(ART)method has great influence on the rate of the convergence.Although many scholars have studied the order of the projection,few theoretical proofs are given.Thomas Strohmer and Roman Vershynin introduced a randomized version of the Kaczmarz method for consistent,and over-determined linear systems and proved whose rate does not depend on the number of equations in the systems in 2009.In this paper,we apply this method to computed tomography(CT)image reconstruction and compared images generated by the sequential Kaczmarz method and the randomized Kaczmarz method.Experiments demonstrates the feasibility of the randomized Kaczmarz algorithm in CT image reconstruction and its exponential curve convergence.展开更多
If a spatial-domain function has a finite support,its Fourier transform is an entire function.The Taylor series expansion of an entire function converges at every finite point in the complex plane.The analytic continu...If a spatial-domain function has a finite support,its Fourier transform is an entire function.The Taylor series expansion of an entire function converges at every finite point in the complex plane.The analytic continuation theory suggests that a finite-sized object can be uniquely determined by its frequency components in a very small neighborhood.Trying to obtain such an exact Taylor expansion is difficult.This paper proposes an iterative algorithm to extend the measured frequency components to unmeasured regions.Computer simulations show that the proposed algorithm converges very slowly,indicating that the problem is too ill-posed to be practically solvable using available methods.展开更多
We recently developed a family of image reconstruction algorithms that look like the emission maximum-likelihood expectation-maximization(ML-EM)algorithm.In this study,we extend these algorithms to Bayesian algorithms...We recently developed a family of image reconstruction algorithms that look like the emission maximum-likelihood expectation-maximization(ML-EM)algorithm.In this study,we extend these algorithms to Bayesian algorithms.The family of emission-EM-lookalike algorithms utilizes a multiplicative update scheme.The extension of these algorithms to Bayesian algorithms is achieved by introducing a new simple factor,which contains the Bayesian information.One of the extended algorithms can be applied to emission tomography and another to transmission tomography.Computer simulations are performed and compared with the corresponding un-extended algorithms.The total-variation norm is employed as the Bayesian constraint in the computer simulations.The newly developed algorithms demonstrate a stable performance.A simple Bayesian algorithm can be derived for any noise variance function.The proposed algorithms have properties such as multiplicative updating,non-negativity,faster convergence rates for bright objects,and ease of implementation.Our algorithms are inspired by Green’s one-steplate algorithm.If written in additive-update form,Green’s algorithm has a step size determined by the future image value,which is an undesirable feature that our algorithms do not have.展开更多
Aiming at solving the problem of low resolu- tion and visual blur in infrared imaging, a super-resolution infrared image reconstruction method using human vision processing mechanism （HVPM） was proposed. This method...Aiming at solving the problem of low resolu- tion and visual blur in infrared imaging, a super-resolution infrared image reconstruction method using human vision processing mechanism （HVPM） was proposed. This method combined a mechanism of vision lateral inhibition with an algorithm projection onto convex sets （POCS） reconstruction, the improved vision lateral inhibition network was utilized to enhance the contrast between object and background of low-resolution image sequences, then POCS algorithm was adopted to reconstruct super- resolution image. Experimental results showed that the proposed method can significantly improve the visual effect of image, whose contrast and information entropy of reconstructed infrared images were improved by approxi- mately 5 times and 1.6 times compared with traditional POCS reconstruction algorithm, respectively.展开更多
We introduce a general iterative scheme for angle-limited image reconstruction based on Landwebet＇s method. We derive a representation formula for this scheme and consequently establish its convergence conditions. Ou...We introduce a general iterative scheme for angle-limited image reconstruction based on Landwebet＇s method. We derive a representation formula for this scheme and consequently establish its convergence conditions. Our results suggest certain relaxation strategies for an accelerated convergence for angle-limited image reconstruction in L^2-norm comparing with alternative projection methods. The convolution-backprojection algorithm is given for this iterative process.展开更多
基金This research is partially supported by NIH,No.R15EB024283.
文摘Metal objects in X-ray computed tomography can cause severe artifacts.The state-of-the-art metal artifact reduction methods are in the sinogram inpainting category and are iterative methods.This paper proposes a projectiondomain algorithm to reduce the metal artifacts.In this algorithm,the unknowns are the metal-affected projections,while the objective function is set up in the image domain.The data fidelity term is not utilized in the objective function.The objective function of the proposed algorithm consists of two terms:the total variation of the metalremoved image and the energy of the negative-valued pixels in the image.After the metal-affected projections are modified,the final image is reconstructed via the filtered backprojection algorithm.The feasibility of the proposed algorithm has been verified by real experimental data.
文摘It has long been realized that the problem of radar imaging is a special case of image reconstruction in which the data are incomplete and noisy. In other fields, iterative reconstruction algorithms have been used successfully to improve the image quality. This paper studies the application of iterative algorithms in radar imaging. A discrete model is first derived, and the iterative algorithms are then adapted to radar imaging. Although such algorithms are usually time consuming, this paper shows that, if the algorithms are appropriately simplified, it is possible to realize them even in real time. The efficiency of iterative algorithms is shown through computer simulations.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61171179,No.61171178)Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province(No.2010011002-1,No.2010011002-2and No.2012021011-2)
文摘The order of the projection in the algebraic reconstruction technique(ART)method has great influence on the rate of the convergence.Although many scholars have studied the order of the projection,few theoretical proofs are given.Thomas Strohmer and Roman Vershynin introduced a randomized version of the Kaczmarz method for consistent,and over-determined linear systems and proved whose rate does not depend on the number of equations in the systems in 2009.In this paper,we apply this method to computed tomography(CT)image reconstruction and compared images generated by the sequential Kaczmarz method and the randomized Kaczmarz method.Experiments demonstrates the feasibility of the randomized Kaczmarz algorithm in CT image reconstruction and its exponential curve convergence.
基金This research is partially supported by NIH,No.R15EB024283.
文摘If a spatial-domain function has a finite support,its Fourier transform is an entire function.The Taylor series expansion of an entire function converges at every finite point in the complex plane.The analytic continuation theory suggests that a finite-sized object can be uniquely determined by its frequency components in a very small neighborhood.Trying to obtain such an exact Taylor expansion is difficult.This paper proposes an iterative algorithm to extend the measured frequency components to unmeasured regions.Computer simulations show that the proposed algorithm converges very slowly,indicating that the problem is too ill-posed to be practically solvable using available methods.
基金This research is partially supported by NIH(No.R15EB024283).
文摘We recently developed a family of image reconstruction algorithms that look like the emission maximum-likelihood expectation-maximization(ML-EM)algorithm.In this study,we extend these algorithms to Bayesian algorithms.The family of emission-EM-lookalike algorithms utilizes a multiplicative update scheme.The extension of these algorithms to Bayesian algorithms is achieved by introducing a new simple factor,which contains the Bayesian information.One of the extended algorithms can be applied to emission tomography and another to transmission tomography.Computer simulations are performed and compared with the corresponding un-extended algorithms.The total-variation norm is employed as the Bayesian constraint in the computer simulations.The newly developed algorithms demonstrate a stable performance.A simple Bayesian algorithm can be derived for any noise variance function.The proposed algorithms have properties such as multiplicative updating,non-negativity,faster convergence rates for bright objects,and ease of implementation.Our algorithms are inspired by Green’s one-steplate algorithm.If written in additive-update form,Green’s algorithm has a step size determined by the future image value,which is an undesirable feature that our algorithms do not have.
文摘Aiming at solving the problem of low resolu- tion and visual blur in infrared imaging, a super-resolution infrared image reconstruction method using human vision processing mechanism （HVPM） was proposed. This method combined a mechanism of vision lateral inhibition with an algorithm projection onto convex sets （POCS） reconstruction, the improved vision lateral inhibition network was utilized to enhance the contrast between object and background of low-resolution image sequences, then POCS algorithm was adopted to reconstruct super- resolution image. Experimental results showed that the proposed method can significantly improve the visual effect of image, whose contrast and information entropy of reconstructed infrared images were improved by approxi- mately 5 times and 1.6 times compared with traditional POCS reconstruction algorithm, respectively.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.60772041,60325101,60272018,60628102)the National Key Basic Research Special Foundation(2003CB716101),Ministry of Education(306017)Engineering Research Institute of Peking University,and Microsoft Research Asia.
文摘We introduce a general iterative scheme for angle-limited image reconstruction based on Landwebet＇s method. We derive a representation formula for this scheme and consequently establish its convergence conditions. Our results suggest certain relaxation strategies for an accelerated convergence for angle-limited image reconstruction in L^2-norm comparing with alternative projection methods. The convolution-backprojection algorithm is given for this iterative process.
