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Toward Real-Time Analysis of Synchrotron Micro-Tomography Data: Accelerating Experimental Workflows with AI and HPC

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ynchrotron light sources are routinely used to perform imaging experiments. In this paper, we review the relevant computational stages, identify bottlenecks, and highlight future opportunities to streamline data acquisition for experimental microscopy workflows. We demonstrate our preliminary exploration with an end-to-end scientific workflow on Summit based on micro-computed tomography data. Computational elements include: 1) reconstruction of volumetric image data; 2) denoising with deep neural networks; and 3) non-local means based segmentation and quantitative analysis.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1855697
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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