A realistic computer-simulation of a breast computed tomography (CT) system
and subject is constructed. The model is used to investigate the optimal number
of views for the scan given a fixed total X-ray fluence. The reconstruction
algorithm is based on accurate solution to a constrained, TV-minimization
problem, which has received much interest recently for sparse-view CT data.Comment: accepted to the 11th International Meeting on Fully Three-Dimensional
Image Reconstruction in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine 201