Minimum data image reconstruction algorithms with shift-invariant filtering for helical, cone-beam CT

We derive accurate and efficient reconstruction algorithms for helical, cone-beam CT that employ shift-invariant filtering. Specifically, a new backprojection-filtration algorithm is developed, and a minimum data filtered-backprojection algorithm is derived. These reconstruction algorithms with shift-invariant filtering can accept data with transverse truncation, and hence allow for minimum data image reconstruction.

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