Image reconstruction apparatus and image reconstruction method
The present invention provides an image reconstruction apparatus and an image reconstruction method, both of which achieve reduction in a granular noise and a streak-like artifact both contained in a reconstruction image, and a clear structure boundary as well. The image reconstruction apparatus configured to generate a reconstruction image includes a noise reduction section that generates a streak reduction image as an image obtained by reducing a streak-like artifact in the reconstruction image, a noise reduction ratio acquisition section that acquires a first noise reduction ratio as a noise reduction ratio to be used for reducing a granular noise while retaining a structure boundary in the reconstruction image, and a second noise reduction ratio as a noise reduction ratio to be used for generating the streak reduction image, and an image addition section that adds an addition image to be generated based on the first noise reduction ratio and the second noise reduction ratio to the streak reduction image.
1. An image reconstruction apparatus for generating a reconstruction image, comprising:
a processor programmed to:
generate a streak reduction image as an image obtained by reducing a streak-like artifact in the reconstruction image;
acquire a first noise reduction ratio as a noise reduction ratio to be used for reducing a granular noise while retaining a structure boundary in the reconstruction image, and a second noise reduction ratio as a noise reduction ratio to be used for generating the streak reduction image;
add an addition image to be generated based on the first noise reduction ratio and the second noise reduction ratio to the streak reduction image; and
generate the addition image by executing intensity modulation to a difference image between the streak reduction image and a smoothed image obtained by smoothing the streak reduction image by a magnification to be calculated based on the first noise reduction ratio and the second noise reduction ratio.
2. The image reconstruction apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is programmed to generate the addition image by multiplying a noise addition amount calculated based on the first noise reduction ratio and the second noise reduction ratio by a random number following a normal distribution.
3. The image reconstruction apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein if a noise amount of the smoothed image is not substantially zero, the difference image is intensity-modified by a magnification calibrated based on an SD value to be calculated using pixel values of a plurality of pixels located adjacent to a target pixel of the difference image.
4. The image reconstruction apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is programmed to acquire the first noise reduction ratio and the second noise reduction ratio via a screen on which the noise reduction ratio is input.
5. An image reconstruction apparatus for generating a reconstruction image, comprising:
a processor programmed to:
generate a streak reduction image as an image obtained by reducing a streak-like artifact in the reconstruction image;
acquire a first noise reduction ratio as a noise reduction ratio to be used for reducing a granular noise while retaining a structure boundary in the reconstruction image, and a second noise reduction ratio as a noise reduction ratio to be used for generating the streak reduction image;
add an addition image to be generated based on the first noise reduction ratio and the second noise reduction ratio to the streak reduction image;
generate a boundary retention image as an image obtained by reducing the granular noise while retaining the structure boundary in the reconstruction image; and
calculate the first noise reduction ratio from noise amounts of both the reconstruction image and the boundary retention image, and the second noise reduction ratio from noise amounts of both the reconstruction image and the streak reduction image.
6. The image reconstruction apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first noise reduction ratio is smaller than the second noise reduction ratio.
7. An image reconstruction method for generating a reconstruction image comprising:
generating a streak reduction image as an image obtained by reducing a streak-like artifact in the reconstruction image;
acquiring a first noise reduction ratio as a noise reduction ratio to be used for reducing a granular noise while retaining a structure boundary in the reconstruction image, and a second noise reduction ratio as a noise reduction ratio to be used for generating the streak reduction image;
adding an addition image to be generated based on the first noise reduction ratio and the second noise reduction ratio to the streak reduction image; and
generate the addition image by executing intensity modulation to a difference image between the streak reduction image and a smoothed image obtained by smoothing the streak reduction image by a magnification to be calculated based on the first noise reduction ratio and the second noise reduction ratio.