Regularization of the computed scattering transform for the D-bar method for electrical impedance tomography

Jennifer L. Mueller; David Isaacson

doi:10.1117/12.559138

22 October 2004 Regularization of the computed scattering transform for the D-bar method for electrical impedance tomography

Jennifer L. Mueller, David Isaacson

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Proceedings Volume 5562, Image Reconstruction from Incomplete Data III; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.559138
Event: Optical Science and Technology, the SPIE 49th Annual Meeting, 2004, Denver, Colorado, United States

Abstract

Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) is a relatively new medical imaging technique in which electrodes are placed on the surface of the body, current is applied on the electrodes, the resulting voltage is measured on the electrodes, and an image is formed from the reconstructed conductivity distribution. One application is the real-time imaging of heart and lung function. In this case, data is collected on electrodes placed around the circumference of the patient's torso, and the 2-D inverse conductivity problem is solved numerically to form a cross-sectional image of the patient's chest. This research focuses on the further development of the D-bar reconstruction algorithm for 2-D EIT. The algorithm is based on the uniqueness proof by Nachman [Ann. of Math. 143 (1996)] for the 2-D inverse conductivity problem and uses the D-bar method of inverse scattering to solve the full nonlinear inverse problem. An important function arising in this method is the scattering transform. This function, while not physically measurable in experiments, is computed directly from the data, and is a key element of the D-bar equation that must be solved to obtain the conductivity. This paper describes two approaches for computing a regularized approximation to the scattering transform. The approaches are tested on experimental data collected on a saline-filled tank containing agar heart, lungs, spine and aorta, simulating a cross-section of a human chest.

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Jennifer L. Mueller and David Isaacson "Regularization of the computed scattering transform for the D-bar method for electrical impedance tomography", Proc. SPIE 5562, Image Reconstruction from Incomplete Data III, (22 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.559138

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