Bronnikov-aided correction for x-ray computed tomography
Bronnikov-aided correction for x-ray computed tomography
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DOI:
10.1364/josaa.26.000890
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发表时间:
2009-04-01
影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
Van Hoorebeke, Luc
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作者:
De Witte, Yoni;Boone, Matthieu;Van Hoorebeke, Luc
When a very-low-absorbing sample is scanned at an x-ray computed tomography setup with a microfocus x-ray tube and a high-resolution detector, the obtained projection images contain not only absorption contrast but also phase contrast. While images without a phase signal can be reconstructed very well, such mixed phase and absorption images give rise to severe artifacts in the reconstructed slices. A method is described that applies a correction to these mixed projections to remove the phase signal. These corrected images can then be processed using a standard filtered backprojection algorithm to obtain reconstructions with only few or no phase artifacts. This new method, which we call the Bronnikov-aided correction (BAC), can be used in a broad variety of applications and without much additional effort. It is tested on a biological and a pharmaceutical sample, and results are evaluated and discussed by comparing them with those of conventional reconstruction methods. (C) 2009 Optical Society of America