A geometric based preprocessing for weighted ray transforms with applications in SPECT

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Abstract: In this work we investigate numerically the reconstruction approach proposed in Goncharov, Novikov, 2016, for weighted ray transforms (weighted Radon transforms along oriented straight lines) in 3D. In particular, the approach is based on a geometric reduction of the data modeled by weighted ray transforms to new data modeled by weighted Radon transforms along two-dimensional planes in 3D. Such reduction could be seen as a preprocessing procedure which could be further completed by any preferred reconstruction algorithm. In a series of numerical tests on modelized and real SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography) data we demonstrate that such procedure can significantly reduce the impact of noise on reconstructions.


A previous article [\textit{F. O. Goncharov} and \textit{R. G. Novikov}, ``An analog of Chang inversion formula for weighted Radon transforms in multidimensions, Eurasian J. Math. Comput. Appl. 4, No. 2, 23--32 (2016)] proposed a reconstruction algorithm for weighted ray transforms in 3D. The approach is based on converting the data (integrals along lines) into data for a weighted Radon transform (integrals over planes). This could be considered as a preprocessing procedure, which is then followed by any preferred reconstruction algorithm for the new data. In a series of numerical tests on modelized and real SPECT data it is demonstrated that this procedure can significantly reduce the impact of noise on reconstructions.



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