Authors:
Y. Kyriakou, R. M. Lapp, D. Prell, M. Meyer, C. Niebler, W. A. Kalender; Erlangen/DE
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2008/C-870
Results
The reconstruction platform provides a wide range of artifact corrections. Advanced correction steps significantly improve the image quality.
Fig.: As an example, measurements on a pig have been done. The figure shows the significant improvement of the image quality for individual correction steps.
A fast and extensible system has been designed using client-server architecture and a vendor-independent modular concept. DICOM services provide integration into medical workflow and additionalapplications, e.g. navigation.
Fig.: This figure shows the architecture of the designed system.
Image reconstruction times of 1-2 min for a 512³ voxel volume from about 500 projections were achieved on a standard PC hardware including region ofinterest reconstruction. The built-in DICOM services provide a seamless integration into the clinical and/or intraoperative workflow in a heterogeneous hardware environment.