Systems and methods for image data processing in computerized tomography

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10706594-B2
Application number	US-201916446121-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 19, 2019
Priority date	Jun 16, 2017
Publication date	Jul 7, 2020
Grant date	Jul 7, 2020

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for image data processing. A first correction coefficient corresponding to a first collimation width of a collimator of a scanner may be obtained. The collimator may have a collimation width being adjustable. A relationship between scattered radiation intensities and collimation widths may be obtained. A relationship between correction coefficients and collimation widths may be determined based on the first correction coefficient, the first collimation width, and the relationship between scattered radiation intensities and collimation widths. A target collimation width of the collimator may be obtained. A target correction coefficient may be determined based on the target collimation width and the relationship between correction coefficients and collimation widths.

First claim

I claim:

1. A system, comprising:
a scanner having a collimator, a collimation width of the collimator being adjustable;
one or more non-transitory storage devices including a set of instructions for image data processing; and
at least one processor configured to communicate with the one or more non-transitory storage devices, wherein when executing the set of instructions, the at least one processor is configured to cause the system to:
obtain image data of a first object, the image data relating to a scanning of the first object with a first collimation width of the collimator;
determine, based on the image data, a first correction coefficient corresponding to the first collimation width of the collimator;
obtain a relationship between scattered radiation intensities and collimation widths; and
determine a relationship between correction coefficients and collimation widths based on the first correction coefficient, the first collimation width, and the relationship between scattered radiation intensities and collimation widths.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the system to:
obtain a target collimation width of the collimator and target image data related to a scanning with the target collimation width;
determine a target correction coefficient based on the target collimation width and the relationship between correction coefficients and collimation widths; and
modify the target image data based on the target correction coefficient.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause the system to save the determined relationship between correction coefficients and collimation widths to the one or more non-transitory storage devices.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein to determine the first correction coefficient corresponding to the first collimation width, the at least one processor is configured to cause the system to:
instruct the scanner to scan the first object with the first collimation width;
obtain the image data related to the first object based on the scanning of the first object;
process the image data related to the first object;
reconstruct an image of the first object based on the processed image data related to the first object; and
determine the first correction coefficient corresponding to the first collimation width based on the reconstructed image of the first object.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the first object is a water phantom.

6. The system of claim 4 , wherein to instruct the scanner to scan the first object with the first collimation width, the at least one processor is configured to cause the system to:
instruct the scanner to scan air with the first collimation width.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein to obtain the relationship between scattered radiation intensities and collimation widths, the at least one processor is configured to cause the system to:
instruct the scanner to perform a first scanning of a second object with a second collimation width;
obtain a first radiation intensity based on the first scanning of the second object;
instruct the scanner to change the collimation width from the second collimation width to a third collimation width;
instruct the scanner to perform a second scanning of the second object with the third collimation width;
obtain a second radiation intensity based on the second scanning of the second object;
determine the relationship between radiation intensities and collimation widths based on the second collimation width, the first radiation intensity, the third collimation width, and the second radiation intensity; and
determine the relationship between scattered radiation intensities and collimation widths based on the determined relationship between radiation intensities and collimation widths.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the determination of the relationship between radiation intensities and collimation widths based on the second collimation width, the first radiation intensity, the third collimation width, and the second radiation intensity is performed according to a curve fitting technique.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein to determine the relationship between scattered radiation intensities and collimation widths based on the relationship between radiation intensities and collimation widths, the at least one processor is configured to cause the system to:
determine a primary radiation intensity of the second object based on the relationship between radiation intensities and collimation widths.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein to determine the relationship between scattered radiation intensities and collimation widths, the at least one processor is configured to cause the system to:
obtain a relationship between collimation widths and ratios of scattered radiation intensities over the primary radiation intensity of the second object; and
designate the relationship between collimation widths and ratios of scattered radiation intensities over the primary radiation intensity of the second object as the relationship between scattered radiation intensities and collimation widths.

11. A computer-implemented method for image data processing, the method comprising the following operations performed by at least one processor:
obtaining, by the at least one processor, image data of a first object, the image data relating to a scanning of the first object with a first collimation width of a collimator;
determining, by the at least one processor, based on the image data, a first correction coefficient corresponding to the first collimation width of the collimator;
obtaining, by the at least one processor, a relationship between scattered radiation intensities and collimation widths; and
determining, by the at least one processor, a relationship between correction coefficients and collimation widths based on the first correction coefficient, the first collimation width, and the relationship between scattered radiation intensities and collimation widths.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
obtaining a target collimation width of the collimator and target image data related to a scanning with the target collimation width;
determining a target correction coefficient based on the target collimation width and the relationship between correction coefficients and collimation widths; and
modifying the target image data based on the target correction coefficient.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the determining the first correction coefficient corresponding to the first collimation width further comprises:
instructing, by the at least one processor, a scanner to scan the first object with the first collimation width;
obtaining, by the at least one processor, the image data related to the first object based on the scanning of the first object;
processing, by the at least one processor, the image data related to the first object;
reconstructing, by the at least one processor, an image of the first object based on the processed image data related to the first object; and
determining, by the at least one processor, the first correction coefficient corresponding to the first collimation width based on the reconstructed image of the first object.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein obtaining the relationship between scattered radiation intensities and collimation widths further comprises:
instructing, by the at least one processor, a scanner to perform a first scanning of a second object with a second collimation width;
obtaining, by the at least one processor, a first radiation intensity based on the first

Assignees

• Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Yao

Classifications

• G06T12/10 Primary

  Image preprocessing, e.g. calibration, positioning of sources or scatter correction · CPC title

• A61B6/5282

  due to scatter · CPC title

• A61B6/583

  using calibration phantoms · CPC title

• A61B6/06

  Diaphragms · CPC title

• A61B6/032

  Transmission computed tomography [CT] · CPC title