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Title: High resolution x-ray CMT: Reconstruction methods

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OSTI ID:525913

This paper qualitatively discusses the primary characteristics of methods for reconstructing tomographic images from a set of projections. These reconstruction methods can be categorized as either {open_quotes}analytic{close_quotes} or {open_quotes}iterative{close_quotes} techniques. Analytic algorithms are derived from the formal inversion of equations describing the imaging process, while iterative algorithms incorporate a model of the imaging process and provide a mechanism to iteratively improve image estimates. Analytic reconstruction algorithms are typically computationally more efficient than iterative methods; however, analytic algorithms are available for a relatively limited set of imaging geometries and situations. Thus, the framework of iterative reconstruction methods is better suited for high accuracy, tomographic reconstruction codes.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
OSTI ID:
525913
Report Number(s):
LBNL-40112; CONF-9608146-; ON: DE97005928; TRN: 97:015073
Resource Relation:
Conference: Workshop on x-ray computed microtomography (CMT), Berkeley, CA (United States), 12-13 Aug 1996; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the workshop on high resolution computed microtomography (CMT); PB: 437 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English