Medipix-based Spectral Micro-CT?

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University of Canterbury. Physics and Astronomy
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2012
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Yu, H.
Xu, Q.
He, P.
Bennett, J.
Amir, R.
Dobbs, B.
Mou, X.
Wei, B.
Butler, A.
Butler, P.
Abstract

Since Hounsfield’s Nobel Prize winning breakthrough decades ago, x-ray CT has been widely applied in the clinical and preclinical applications - producing a huge number of tomographic gray-scale images. However, these images are often insufficient to distinguish crucial differences needed for diagnosis. They have poor soft tissue contrast due to inherent photon-count issues, involving high radiation dose. By physics, the x-ray spectrum is polychromatic, and it is now feasible to obtain multi-energy, spectral, or true-color, CT images. Such spectral images promise powerful new diagnostic information. The emerging Medipix technology promises energy-sensitive, high-resolution, accurate and rapid x-ray detection. In this paper, we will review the recent progress of Medipix-based spectral micro-CT with the emphasis on the results obtained by our team. It includes the state-of-the-art Medipix detector, the system and method of a commercial MARS (Medipix All Resolution System) spectral micro-CT, and the design and color diffusion of a hybrid spectral micro-CT.

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Hengyong Yu, Qiong Xu, Peng He, James Bennett, Raja Amir, Bruce Dobbs, Xuanqin Mou, Biao Wei, Anthony Butler, Phillip Butler, Ge Wang (2012) Medipix-based Spectral Micro-CT?. CT Theory and Applications, 21(4), pp. 583-596.
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multi-energy, spectral imaging, Medipix detector, Medipix all resolution system (MARS), hybrid spectral micro-CT, statistical iteration reconstruction, principle component analysis.
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Field of Research::11 - Medical and Health Sciences::1103 - Clinical Sciences::110320 - Radiology and Organ Imaging
Fields of Research::40 - Engineering::4003 - Biomedical engineering::400305 - Biomedical instrumentation
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