“Trinity” CT Architecture – A Stationary CT System

Qingsong Yang, Lars Gjesteby, Wenxiang Cong, Dan Harrison, Ge Wang, Mark Eaton, Mark B. Williams

DOI:10.12059/Fully3D.2017-11-3203004

Published in:Fully3D 2017 Proceedings

Pages:286-290

Keywords:
X-ray CT, stationary gantry, ROI reconstruction, compressed sensing
Since the temporal resolution of a CT scanner is mainly limited by the rotation speed of the CT gantry, we are motivated to remove any mechanical rotation and achieve a completely stationary architecture. For fast cardiac imaging, in particular, we propose a “Trinity” CT architecture with three linear/curvilinear x-ray source arrays, each paired with an opposing 2D detector array. In this proposed design, the x-ray source arrays and associated detector arrays are arranged in a hexagon around the object to be scanned. Data collected in this geometry are truncated to various degrees and, to perform image reconstruction, an iterative algorithm is developed and implemented in the compressed-sensing framework. Numerical simulation suggests that this system architecture yields good quality reconstructions over a large field of view, with even better quality within smaller interior regions of interest. Relevant issues are also discussed for further research. 
Qingsong Yang
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Lars Gjesteby
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Wenxiang Cong
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Dan Harrison
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Ge Wang
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Mark Eaton
Stellarray, Inc
Mark B. Williams
Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia
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