Metal Artefact Reduction by Least-Squares Penalized-Likelihood Reconstruction with a Fast Polychromatic Projection Model

We consider penalized-likelihood reconstruction for X-ray computed tomography of objects that contain small metal structures. To reduce the beam hardening artefacts induced by these structures, we derive the reconstruction algorithm from a projection model that takes into account the photon emission spectrum and nonlinear variation of attenuation to photon energy. This algorithm requires excessively long … Read more