Abstract：
:Coherent-scatter computed tomography (CSCT) is a novel imaging method we are developing to produce cross-sectional images based on the low-angle (<10 degrees) scatter properties of tissue. At diagnostic energies, this scatter is primarily coherent with properties dependent upon the molecular structure of the scatterer. This facilitates the production of material-specific maps of each component in a conglomerate. Our particular goal is to obtain quantitative maps of bone-mineral content. A diagnostic x-ray source and image intensifier are used to acquire scatter patterns under first-generation CT geometry. An accurate measurement of the scatter patterns is necessary to correctly identify and quantify tissue composition. This requires corrections for exposure fluctuations, temporal lag in the intensifier, and self-attenuation within the specimen. The effect of lag is corrected using an approximate convolution method. Self-attenuation causes a cupping artifact in the CSCT images and is corrected using measurements of the transmitted primary beam. An accurate correction is required for reliable density measurements from material-specific images. The correction is shown to introduce negligible noise to the images and a theoretical expression for CSCT image SNR is confirmed by experiment. With these corrections, the scatter intensity is proportional to the number of scattering centers interrogated and quantitative measurements of each material (in g/cm3) are obtained. Results are demonstrated using both a series of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) sheets of increasing thickness (2-12 mm) and a series of 5 acrylic rods containing varying amounts of hydroxyapatite (0-0.400 g/cm3), simulating the physiological range of bone-mineral density (BMD) found in trabecular bone. The excellent agreement between known and measured BMD demonstrates the viability of CSCT as a tool for densitometry.
journal_name
Med Physjournal_title
Medical physicsauthors
Batchelar DL,Cunningham IAdoi
10.1118/1.1493216subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2002-08-01 00:00:00pages
1651-60issue
8eissn
0094-2405issn
2473-4209journal_volume
29pub_type
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