| Abstract: | Tomographic images from rotating gamma camera systems are often difficult to interpret because of poor contrast and high noise levels. A method is presented for improving the quality of these images by Fourier filtering the projection image set prior to reconstruction. A two-dimensional circularly symmetric Gaussian function is used as the spatial frequency filter. This filter can be optimized to enhance contrast and suppress noise in the projection image set in a straightforward and simple manner from the power spectra of representative projections. Preprocessing of the projections makes it possible to use a ramp reconstruction filter. The resulting tomographic sections show a dramatic improvement in image quality. |
