Optimized filter functions for filtered back projection reconstructions

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Auteurs principaux: Beckmann, Matthias, Nickel, Judith
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author Beckmann, Matthias
Nickel, Judith
author_facet Beckmann, Matthias
Nickel, Judith
contents The method of filtered back projection (FBP) is a widely used reconstruction technique in X-ray computerized tomography (CT), which is particularly important in clinical diagnostics. To reduce scanning times and radiation doses in medical CT settings, enhancing the reconstruction quality of the FBP method is essential. To this end, this paper focuses on analytically optimizing the applied filter function. We derive a formula for the filter that minimizes the expected squared $\mathrm{L}^2$-norm of the difference between the FBP reconstruction, given infinite noisy measurement data, and the true target function. Additionally, we adapt our derived filter to the case of finitely many measurements. The resulting filter functions have a closed-form representation, do not require a training dataset, and, thus, provide an easy-to-implement, out-of-the-box solution. Our theoretical findings are supported by numerical experiments based on both simulated and real CT data.
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spellingShingle Optimized filter functions for filtered back projection reconstructions
Beckmann, Matthias
Nickel, Judith
Numerical Analysis
The method of filtered back projection (FBP) is a widely used reconstruction technique in X-ray computerized tomography (CT), which is particularly important in clinical diagnostics. To reduce scanning times and radiation doses in medical CT settings, enhancing the reconstruction quality of the FBP method is essential. To this end, this paper focuses on analytically optimizing the applied filter function. We derive a formula for the filter that minimizes the expected squared $\mathrm{L}^2$-norm of the difference between the FBP reconstruction, given infinite noisy measurement data, and the true target function. Additionally, we adapt our derived filter to the case of finitely many measurements. The resulting filter functions have a closed-form representation, do not require a training dataset, and, thus, provide an easy-to-implement, out-of-the-box solution. Our theoretical findings are supported by numerical experiments based on both simulated and real CT data.
title Optimized filter functions for filtered back projection reconstructions
topic Numerical Analysis
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.06471