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18 March 2015 Image-based material decomposition with a general volume constraint for photon-counting CT
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Photon-counting CT (PCCT) potentially offers both improved dose efficiency and material decomposition capabilities relative to CT systems using energy integrating detectors. With respect to material decomposition, both projection-based and image-based methods have been proposed, most of which require accurate a priori information regarding the shape of the x-ray spectra and the response of the detectors. Additionally, projection-based methods require access to projection data. These data can be difficult to obtain, since spectra, detector response, and projection data formats are proprietary information. Further, some published image-based, 3-material decomposition methods require a volume conservation assumption, which is often violated in solutions. We have developed an image-based material decomposition method that can overcome those limitations. We introduced a general condition on volume constraint that does not require the volume to be conserved in a mixture. An empirical calibration can be performed with various concentrations of basis materials. The material decomposition method was applied to images acquired from a prototype whole-body PCCT scanner. The results showed good agreement between the estimation and known mass concentration values. Factors affecting the performance of material decomposition, such as energy threshold configuration and volume conservation constraint, were also investigated. Changes in accuracy of the mass concentration estimates were demonstrated for four different energy configurations and when volume conservation was assumed.
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Zhoubo Li, Shuai Leng, Lifeng Yu, Zhicong Yu, and Cynthia H. McCollough "Image-based material decomposition with a general volume constraint for photon-counting CT", Proc. SPIE 9412, Medical Imaging 2015: Physics of Medical Imaging, 94120T (18 March 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2082069
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KEYWORDS
Sensors

Iron

X-ray computed tomography

X-rays

Calcium

Calibration

X-ray detectors

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