Spherically symmetric volume elements as basis functions for image reconstructions in computed laminography
Patrick Trampert; Jan Vogelgesang; C. Schorr; M. Maisl; Sviatoslav Bogachev; Nico Marniok; A. Louis; Tim Dahmen; Philipp Slusallek
In: Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology, Vol. 25, No. 4, IOS Press, 2017.
Zusammenfassung
textcopyright 2017 - IOS Press and the authors. All rights reserved. BACKGROUND: Laminography is a tomographic technique that allows three-dimensional imaging of flat, elongated objects that stretch beyond the extent of a reconstruction volume. Laminography datasets can be reconstructed using iterative algorithms based on the Kaczmarz method. OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study is to develop a reconstruction algorithm that provides superior reconstruction quality for a challenging class of problems. METHODS:Images are represented in computer memory using coefficients over basis functions, typically piecewise constant functions (voxels). By replacing voxels with spherically symmetric volume elements (blobs) based on generalized Kaiser- Bessel window funct ions, we obtained an adapted version of the algebraic reconstruction technique. RESULTS: Band-limiting properties of blob functions are beneficial particular in the case of noisy projections and if only a limited number of projections is available. In this case, using blob basis functions improved the full-width-at-half-maximum resolution from 10.2±1.0 to 9.9±0.9 (p value = 2.3.10 -4 ). For the same dataset, the signal-to-noise ratio improved from 16.1 to 31.0. The increased computational demand per iteration is compensated for by a faster convergence rate, such that the overall performance is approximately identical for blobs and voxels. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the higher complexity, tomographic reconstruction from computed laminography data should be implemented using blob basis functions, especially if noisy data is expected.
@article{pub9262,
author = {
Trampert, Patrick
and
Vogelgesang, Jan
and
Schorr, C.
and
Maisl, M.
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Bogachev, Sviatoslav
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Marniok, Nico
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Louis, A.
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Dahmen, Tim
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Slusallek, Philipp
},
title = {Spherically symmetric volume elements as basis functions for image reconstructions in computed laminography},
year = {2017},
volume = {25},
number = {4},
journal = {Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology},
publisher = {IOS Press}
}
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