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Efficient non-negative constrained model-based inversion in optoacoustic tomography.
Phys. Med. Biol. 60, 6733-6750 (2015)
The inversion accuracy in optoacoustic tomography depends on a number of parameters, including the number of detectors employed, discrete sampling issues or imperfectness of the forward model. These parameters result in ambiguities on the reconstructed image. A common ambiguity is the appearance of negative values, which have no physical meaning since optical absorption can only be higher or equal than zero. We investigate herein algorithms that impose non-negative constraints in model-based optoacoustic inversion. Several state-of-the-art non-negative constrained algorithms are analyzed. Furthermore, an algorithm based on the conjugate gradient method is introduced in this work. We are particularly interested in investigating whether positive restrictions lead to accurate solutions or drive the appearance of errors and artifacts. It is shown that the computational performance of non-negative constrained inversion is higher for the introduced algorithm than for the other algorithms, while yielding equivalent results. The experimental performance of this inversion procedure is then tested in phantoms and small animals, showing an improvement in image quality and quantitativeness with respect to the unconstrained approach. The study performed validates the use of non-negative constraints for improving image accuracy compared to unconstrained methods, while maintaining computational efficiency.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Keywords
Optoacoustic Tomography ; Photoacoustic Tomography ; Model-based Reconstruction ; Non-negative Constrained Least Squares
Language
english
Publication Year
2015
HGF-reported in Year
2015
ISSN (print) / ISBN
0031-9155
e-ISSN
1361-6560
Journal
Physics in Medicine and Biology
Quellenangaben
Volume: 60,
Issue: 17,
Pages: 6733-6750
Publisher
Institute of Physics Publishing (IOP)
Publishing Place
Bristol
Reviewing status
Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging (IBMI)
POF-Topic(s)
30205 - Bioengineering and Digital Health
Research field(s)
Enabling and Novel Technologies
PSP Element(s)
G-505500-001
G-505590-001
G-505590-001
PubMed ID
26295866
WOS ID
WOS:000361123500010
Erfassungsdatum
2015-08-23