Iterative Reconstruction in Image Processing

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It starts with an initial assumption and refines it through repeated comparisons with measured data.

It calculates the ratio of estimated to actual x-ray counts and uses it to adjust the next estimation.

The availability of high-speed computing power to perform the iterative calculations efficiently.

To minimize the difference between the estimated and measured x-ray photon counts.

It is a cyclic process that progressively refines the reconstruction by comparing estimates with measurements.

To calculate the estimated x-ray photon counts that would be acquired by the detector array.

Study Notes

Iterative reconstruction is an approach to image reconstruction that uses repetitive cycles of operations to approximate a desired result.
It is a computational, mathematical procedure that repeats a cycle of operations to achieve the desired result.
The process starts with an initial assumption, compares it with measured values, and makes corrections to bring the two into agreement.

The process involves repeated estimations of x-ray photon counts that would be acquired in each projection.
These estimates are compared with the actual measured counts (forward projection) acquired by the scanner's detector array.
The ratio of estimated to actual x-ray counts is used to formulate a correction factor.
The correction factor is used to create the next estimate by back-projecting the ratio.
This process is repeated until the estimated and measured values are the same or within acceptable limits.

The repeated process results in the movement of the estimated x-ray photon count distribution closer to the actual, measured photon count distribution.
High-speed computing has made iterative reconstruction algorithms more feasible and widely used today.

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