Unlocking the potential of quantitative x-ray micro-tomography

该项目旨在建立在数据采集和3D图像重建两个新想法的基础上，将3D x射线显微镜或计算机断层扫描（CT）带入先进的研究用途以及常见的工业应用。在过去的10年里，CT提高了我们对生命演化、骨质疏松、复合材料失效和采油等领域的认识。然而，CT的全部潜力仍然没有实现，因为简单的算法忽略了结构和组成的关键特征。用户不能直接捕获感兴趣的数量，例如关键的成分变化或缺陷，并且工作流程不适合在工业制造或表型学中大规模使用。本项目旨在利用先进的数学和算法来解决这些缺点。

This project aims to build on two new ideas in data acquisition and 3D image reconstruction to bring 3D X-ray microscopy or computed tomography (CT) into advanced research use as well as common industrial applications. In the past 10 years, CT has improved our understanding in areas ranging from the evolution of life and osteoporosis to composite material failure and oil recovery. However, the full potential of CT remains unrealised because crucial features in structure and composition are overlooked by simplistic algorithms. Users cannot directly capture quantities of interest such as key compositional variation or defects, and workflows are poorly adapted for large-scale use in industrial fabrication or phenomics. This project aims to address these shortcomings using advanced mathematics and algorithms.