Reconstructing dual-energy CT images

1. A method of reconstructing dual-energy CT images, comprising:

performing a CT scan with a high energy and a low energy periodically and alternatively changed on a scanning target, wherein a scanning angle range for each full circle of high-energy scan and a scanning angle range for each full circle of low-energy scan are respectively from 0 to θ max ;

determining whether a circle of high-energy scan closest to a current reconstruction position of the scanning target is a full circle of scan;

when the circle of high-energy scan closest to a current reconstruction position of the scanned target is the full circle of scan,

obtaining a first set of projection data corresponding to the full circle of high-energy scan as reconstruction data for a high-energy image corresponding to the current reconstruction position;

when the circle of high-energy scan closest to the current reconstruction position of the scanned target is not the full circle of scan,

obtaining a second set of projection data corresponding to a non-full circle of high-energy scan, wherein a scanning angle range corresponding to the non-full circle of high-energy scan is from 0 to θ high-end , 0<θ high-end <θ max ,

truncating a third set of projection data corresponding to a scanning angle range from θ high-end to θ max from projection data corresponding to a full circle of high-energy scan before the non-full circle of scan;

merging the second set of projection data and the third set of projection data as the reconstruction data for the high-energy image of the current reconstruction position;

reconstructing the high-energy image of the current reconstruction position according to the reconstruction data of the high-energy image;

determining whether a circle of low-energy scan closest to a current reconstruction position of the scanning target is a full circle of scan;

when the circle of low-energy scan closest to a current reconstruction position of the scanned target is the full circle of scan,

obtaining a fourth set of projection data corresponding to the full circle of low-energy scan as reconstruction data for a low-energy image corresponding to the current reconstruction position;

when the circle of low-energy scan closest to the current reconstruction position of the scanned target is not the full circle of scan,

obtaining a fifth set of projection data corresponding to a non-full circle of low-energy scan, wherein a scanning angle range corresponding to the non-full circle of low-energy scan is from 0 to θ low-end , 0<θ low-end <θ max ,

truncating a sixth set of projection data corresponding to a scanning angle range from θ low-end to θ max from projection data corresponding to a full circle of low-energy scan before the non-full circle of scan;

merging the fifth set of projection data and the sixth set of projection data as the reconstruction data for the low-energy image of the current reconstruction position;

reconstructing the low-energy image of the current reconstruction position according to the reconstruction data of the low-energy image.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the full circle of high-energy scan corresponding to the second set of projection data and the non-full circle of high-energy scan are spaced by a full circle of low-energy scan when the circle of high-energy scan closest to the current reconstruction position is the non-full circle of high-energy scan; and

the full circle of low-energy scan corresponding to the fifth set of projection data and the non-full circle of the low-energy scan are spaced by a full circle of the high-energy scan when the circle of the low-energy scan closest to the current reconstruction position is the non-full circle of low-energy scan.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a circle of high-energy scan passing through the current reconstruction position to be the circle of high-energy scan closest to the current reconstruction position when the high-energy scan is performed on the current reconstruction position.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

when the low-energy scan is not performed on the current reconstruction position,

calculating a first distance between the current reconstruction position and a finishing position of a previous circle of low-energy scan adjacent to the circle of high-energy scan passing through the reconstruction position and a second distance between the current reconstruction position and a starting position of a next circle of the low-energy scan adjacent to the circle of high-energy scan passing through the current reconstruction position, respectively; and

determining the circle of low-energy scan corresponding to a smaller one of the first distance and the second distance to be the circle of the low-energy scan closest to the current reconstruction position.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a circle of low-energy scan passing through the current reconstruction position to be the circle of low-energy scan closest to the current reconstruction position when the low-energy scan is performed on the current reconstruction position.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

when the high-energy scan is not performed on the current reconstruction position,

calculating a third distance between the current reconstruction position and a finishing position of a previous circle of high-energy scan adjacent to the circle of low-energy scan passing through the reconstruction position and a fourth distance between the current reconstruction position and a starting position of a next circle of high-energy scan adjacent to the circle of low-energy scan passing through the current reconstruction position, respectively; and

determining the circle of high-energy scan corresponding to a smaller one of the third distance and the fourth distance to be the circle of high-energy scan closest to the current reconstruction position.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the CT scan is spiral scan, an overlapping part of a circle of high-energy scan and a circle of the low-energy scan adjacent with each other is an energy switching area, and projection data corresponding to the energy switching area is invalid.

8. A device for reconstructing a dual-energy CT image, comprising:

a processor, and

a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing machine executable instructions which are executable by the processor to:

perform CT scan with a high energy and a low energy periodically and alternatively changed on a scanning target, wherein a scanning angle range for each full circle of high-energy scan and a scanning angle range for each full circle of low-energy scan are respectively from 0 to θ max ;

determine whether a circle of high-energy scan closest to a current reconstruction position of the scanning target is a full circle of scan;

when the circle of high-energy scan closest to a current reconstruction position of the scanned target is the full circle of scan,

obtain a first set of projection data corresponding to the full circle of high-energy scan as reconstruction data for a high-energy image corresponding to the current reconstruction position;

when the circle of high-energy scan closest to the current reconstruction position of the scanned target is not the full circle of scan,

obtain a second set of projection data corresponding to a non-full circle of high-energy scan, wherein a scanning angle range corresponding to the non-full circle of high-energy scan is from 0 to θ high-end , 0<θ high-end <θ max ,

truncate a third set of projection data corresponding to a scanning angle range from θ high-end to θ max from projection data corresponding to a full circle of high-energy scan before the non-full circle of scan;

merge the second set of projection data and the third set of projection data as the reconstruction data for the high-energy image of the current reconstruction position;

reconstruct the high-energy image of the current reconstruction position according to the reconstruction data of the high-energy image;

determine whether a circle of low-energy scan closest to a current reconstruction position of the scanning target is a full circle of scan;

when the circle of low-energy scan closest to a current reconstruction position of the scanned target is the full circle of scan,

obtain a fourth set of projection data corresponding to the full circle of low-energy scan as reconstruction data for a low-energy image corresponding to the current reconstruction position;

when the circle of low-energy scan closest to the current reconstruction position of the scanned target is not the full circle of scan,

obtain a fifth set of projection data corresponding to a non-full circle of low-energy scan, wherein a scanning angle range corresponding to the non-full circle of low-energy scan is from 0 to θ low-end , 0<θ low-end <θ max ,

truncate a sixth set of projection data corresponding to a scanning angle range from θ low-end to θ max from projection data corresponding to a full circle of low-energy scan before the non-full circle of scan;

merge the fifth set of projection data and the sixth set of projection data as the reconstruction data for the low-energy image of the current reconstruction position;

reconstruct the low-energy image of the current reconstruction position according to the reconstruction data of the low-energy image.

9. The device of claim 8 , wherein:

the full circle of high-energy scan corresponding to the second set of projection data and the non-full circle of high-energy scan are spaced by a full circle of low-energy scan when the circle of high-energy scan closest to the current reconstruction position is the non-full circle of high-energy scan; and

the full circle of low-energy scan corresponding to the fifth set of projection data and the non-full circle of the low-energy scan are spaced by a full circle of the high-energy scan when the circle of the low-energy scan closest to the current reconstruction position is the non-full circle of low-energy scan.

10. The device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is caused by the machine-executable instructions further to:

determine a circle of high-energy scan passing through the current reconstruction position to be the circle of high-energy scan closest to the current reconstruction position when the high-energy scan is performed on the current reconstruction position.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is caused by the machine-executable instructions further to:

when the low-energy scan is not performed on the current reconstruction position,

calculate a first distance between the current reconstruction position and a finishing position of a previous circle of low-energy scan adjacent to the circle of high-energy scan passing through the reconstruction position and a second distance between the current reconstruction position and a starting position of a next circle of the low-energy scan adjacent to the circle of high-energy scan passing through the current reconstruction position, respectively; and

determine the circle of low-energy scan corresponding to a smaller one of the first distance and the second distance to be the circle of the low-energy scan closest to the current reconstruction position.

12. The device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is caused by the machine-executable instructions further to:

determine a circle of low-energy scan passing through the current reconstruction position to be the circle of low-energy scan closest to the current reconstruction position when the low-energy scan is performed on the current reconstruction position.

13. The device of claim 12 , wherein the processor is caused by the machine-executable instructions further to:

when the high-energy scan is not performed on the current reconstruction position,

calculate a third distance between the current reconstruction position and a finishing position of a previous circle of high-energy scan adjacent to the circle of low-energy scan passing through the reconstruction position and a fourth distance between the current reconstruction position and a starting position of a next circle of high-energy scan adjacent to the circle of low-energy scan passing through the current reconstruction position, respectively; and

determine the circle of high-energy scan corresponding to a smaller one of the third distance and the fourth distance to be the circle of high-energy scan closest to the current reconstruction position.

14. The device of claim 8 , wherein the CT scan is spiral scan, an overlapping part of a circle of high-energy scan and a circle of the low-energy scan adjacent with each other is an energy switching area, and projection data corresponding to the energy switching area is invalid.