The purpose of this research is to achieve uniform spatial resolution in CT (computed tomography) images without hardware modification. The main idea of this study is to consider geometry optics model, which can provide the approximate blurring PSF (point spread function) kernel, which varies according to the distance from X-ray tube to each pixel. The FOV (field of view) was divided into several band regions based on the distance from X-ray source, and each region was deconvolved with different deconvolution kernels. Though more precise calculation for the PSF for deconvolution is possible as the number of subbands increases, we set the number of subbands to 11. 11 subband settings seem to be a balancing point to reduce noise boost, while MTF (modulation transfer function) increase still remains. As the results show, subband-wise deconvolution makes image resolution (in terms of MTF) relatively uniform across the FOV. The results show that spatial resolution in CT images can be uniform across the FOV without using additional equipment. The beauty of this method is that it can be applied to any CT system as long as we know the specific system parameters and determine the appropriate PSF for deconvolution maps of the system. The proposed algorithm shows promising result in improving spatial resolution uniformity while avoiding the excessive noise boost.

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这项研究的目的是在无需硬件修改的情况下在CT (计算机断层扫描) 图像中实现统一的空间分辨率。这项研究的主要思想是考虑几何光学模型,该模型可以提供近似模糊的PSF (点扩散函数) 内核,该内核根据从x射线管到每个像素的距离而变化。根据距x射线源的距离,将FOV (视场) 划分为几个带区域,并使用不同的反卷积核对每个区域进行反卷积。尽管随着子带数量的增加,可以对PSF进行更精确的反卷积计算,但我们将子带数量设置为11。11子带设置似乎是减少噪声增强的平衡点,而MTF (调制传递函数) 的增加仍然存在。结果表明,子带反卷积使整个FOV的图像分辨率 (就MTF而言) 相对均匀。结果表明,CT图像的空间分辨率可以在整个FOV上均匀,而无需使用其他设备。这种方法的优点在于,只要我们知道特定的系统参数并为系统的反卷积图确定合适的PSF,它就可以应用于任何CT系统。所提出的算法在改善空间分辨率均匀性的同时避免了过度的噪声增强方面显示出有希望的结果。

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