Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

Atlas-assisted tomography: Registration of a deformable atlas to compensate for limited-angle cone-beam trajectory

  • Ofri Sadowsky
  • , Krishnakumar Ramamurthi
  • , Lotta M. Ellingsen
  • , Gouthami Chintalapani
  • , Jerry L. Prince
  • , Russell H. Taylor

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

Abstract

We present a method to improve the quality of cone-beam tomographic images computed from an intra-operative C-arm scan by adding information from an anatomical atlas. Limited range of C-arm view angles leads to reconstruction artifacts and poor anatomical detail. We propose to complete the missing views with simulated projections of a statistical anatomical model, which is deformably registered to match the data in the C-arm images. This paper presents the methods used to create the atlas and to register it with x-ray images. We compare the results of seven leave-one-out simulated hybrid reconstruction tests on a population of 13 subjects, with "ground-truth" CT, a classical short-scan, and a partial-scan reconstruction.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2006 3rd IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging
Subtitle of host publicationFrom Nano to Macro - Proceedings
Pages1244-1247
Number of pages4
Publication statusPublished - 2006
Event2006 3rd IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro - Arlington, VA, United States
Duration: 6 Apr 20069 Apr 2006

Publication series

Name2006 3rd IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro - Proceedings
Volume2006

Conference

Conference2006 3rd IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityArlington, VA
Period6/04/069/04/06

Cite this