System and method for image reconstruction

1. An image reconstruction method implemented on at least one machine each of which has at least one processor and at least one storage device, the method comprising:

obtaining image data, at least a portion of the image data relating to a region of interest (ROI);

smoothing the image data;

determining a structure tensor based on the smoothed image data;

smoothing the structure tensor;

determining eigenvalues of the smoothed structure tensor;

modifying the eigenvalues of the smoothed structure tensor based on an eigenvalue adjustment function, wherein a peak value of a characteristic curve and a slope of the characteristic curve are adjusted to determine one or more parameters of the eigenvalue adjustment function;

determining a modified structure tensor based on the modified eigenvalues; and

generating an image based on the modified structure tensor.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ROI comprising a region relating to a liver, a bone, or a kidney.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic curve indicates a relationship between a possible eigenvalue and gradient information of the image data modifying.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the eigenvalue adjustment function includes a factor of a scale of the eigenvalues.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the smoothing the image data comprising smoothing the image data based on a first low-pass filter.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining a structure tensor based on the smoothed image data comprising:

determining a first-order differentiation of the smoothed image data;

determining a transpose of the first-order differentiation of the smoothed image data; and

determining the structure tensor based on the first-order differentiation of the smoothed image data and the transpose of the first-order differentiation of the smoothed image data.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the smoothing the structure tensor comprising applying a second low-pass filter on the structure tensor.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtaining image data comprising:

obtaining projection data; and

generating the image data based on the projection data.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image data comprising a 2D image, 2D image data, a 3D image, or 3D image data.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the generating the image data based on the projection data comprising updating the image data based on an iterative statistical reconstruction algorithm.

11. A system, comprising:

at least one processor, and

a storage device for storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, the system is configured to effectuate operations comprising:

obtaining image data, at least a portion of the image data relating to a region of interest (ROI);

smoothing the image data;

determining a structure tensor based on the smoothed image data;

smoothing the structure tensor;

determining eigenvalues of the smoothed structure tensor;

modifying the eigenvalues of the smoothed structure tensor based on an eigenvalue adjustment function, wherein a peak value of a characteristic curve and a slope of the characteristic curve are adjusted to determine one or more parameters of the eigenvalue adjustment function;

determining a modified structure tensor based on the modified eigenvalues; and

generating an image based on the modified structure tensor.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the ROI comprising a region relating to a liver, a bone, or a kidney.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the characteristic curve indicates a relationship between a possible eigenvalue and gradient information of the image data.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the eigenvalue adjustment function includes a factor of a scale of the eigenvalues.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the smoothing the image data comprising smoothing the image data based on a first low-pass filter.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the determining a structure tensor of the smoothed image data comprising:

determining a first-order differentiation of the smoothed image data;

determining a transpose of the first-order differentiation of the smoothed image data; and

determining the structure tensor based on the first-order differentiation of the smoothed image data and the transpose of the first-order differentiation of the smoothed image data.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the smoothing the structure tensor comprising applying a second low-pass filter on the structure tensor.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the obtaining image data comprising:

obtaining projection data; and

generating the image data based on the projection data.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the image data comprising a 2D image, 2D image data, a 3D image, or 3D image data.

20. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to effectuate a method for image reconstruction, the method comprising:

obtaining image data, at least a portion of the image data relating to a region of interest (ROI);

smoothing the image data;

determining a structure tensor of the smoothed image data;

smoothing the structure tensor;

determining eigenvalues of the smoothed structure tensor;

modifying the eigenvalues of the smoothed structure tensor based on an eigenvalue adjustment function, wherein a peak value of a characteristic curve and a slope of the characteristic curve are adjusted to determine one or more parameters of the eigenvalue adjustment function;

determining a modified structure tensor based on the modified eigenvalues; and

generating an image based on the modified structure tensor.