Artifact management in imaging

A method that enables an imaging system to reconstruct images from one or more imaging devices, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing an image acquisition module to acquire an image data set, wherein the image data set comprises a plurality of image data subsets;
• providing an image reconstruction module that comprises one or more parameter values;
• identifying, by way of an artifact management module, one or more of the plurality of image data subsets comprising a plurality of artifacts;
• accepting or rejecting, by way of the artifact management module, one or more of the plurality of artifacts during at least one of a classification step or an analysis step, alone or in combination;
• activating, by way of the artifact management module, one or more corrections prior to reconstructing an image in the image reconstruction module;
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• executing the one or more corrections to adjust one or more reconstruction parameters to create a reconstructed image, wherein the plurality of artifacts in the reconstructed image are reduced.
• wherein the step of identifying comprises the steps of (a) detecting one or more of the plurality of artifacts, (b) classifying one or more of the plurality of artifacts, and (c) analyzing one or more of the plurality of artifacts.

A method that enables an imaging system to reconstruct images from one or more imaging devices which comprises a plurality of artifacts of one or more types, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing an image acquisition module to acquire an image data set, wherein the image data set comprises a plurality of image data subsets;
• providing an image reconstruction module that manages a plurality of artifacts such that a plurality of reconstruction parameter values are selected, and one or more artifact correction steps initiated to create a reconstructed image;
• identifying, by way of an artifact management module, one or more data sections that generate artifacts in a reconstructed image;
• the step of identifying the one or more data sections comprising the steps of (a) detecting one or more artifact data sections, (b) classifying the one or more artifact data sections according to the type, (c) analyzing the one or more artifact data sections to determine a cause of the artifact data, including affected data of the image data subsets and affected reconstruction parameters, and (d) accepting or rejecting the one or more artifact data sections;
• modifying one or more of the plurality of image data subsets or the reconstruction parameter values to reduce the one or more artifact data sections;
• automatically activating the one or more artifact correction steps, as based on a recommendation from the processor during the step of modifying;
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• correcting the artifact data sections by processing the plurality of data subsets as designated by the step of modifying such that the plurality of reconstruction parameter values are reassessed and one or more of the artifact correction steps implemented to create a reconstructed image.