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Sinogram Inpainting with Generative Adversarial Networks and Shape Priors.

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Authors

Blumensath, Thomas 

Abstract

X-ray computed tomography is a widely used, non-destructive imaging technique that computes cross-sectional images of an object from a set of X-ray absorption profiles (the so-called sinogram). The computation of the image from the sinogram is an ill-posed inverse problem, which becomes underdetermined when we are only able to collect insufficiently many X-ray measurements. We are here interested in solving X-ray tomography image reconstruction problems where we are unable to scan the object from all directions, but where we have prior information about the object's shape. We thus propose a method that reduces image artefacts due to limited tomographic measurements by inferring missing measurements using shape priors. Our method uses a Generative Adversarial Network that combines limited acquisition data and shape information. While most existing methods focus on evenly spaced missing scanning angles, we propose an approach that infers a substantial number of consecutive missing acquisitions. We show that our method consistently improves image quality compared to images reconstructed using the previous state-of-the-art sinogram-inpainting techniques. In particular, we demonstrate a 7 dB Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio improvement compared to other methods.

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Peer reviewed: True


Funder: Anglo-French DSTL-AID Joint-PhD program

Keywords

Generative Adversarial Network, X-ray computed tomography, computer assisted design data, machine-learning, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Signal-To-Noise Ratio, Artifacts

Journal Title

Tomography

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Journal ISSN

2379-1381
2379-139X

Volume Title

9

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MDPI AG