Ordered subsets convex algorithm for 3D terahertz transmission tomography

Opt Express. 2014 Sep 22;22(19):23299-309. doi: 10.1364/OE.22.023299.

Abstract

We investigate in this paper a new reconstruction method in order to perform 3D Terahertz (THz) tomography using a continuous wave acquisition setup in transmission mode. This method is based on the Maximum Likelihood for TRansmission tomography (ML-TR) first developed for X-ray imaging. We optimize the Ordered Subsets Convex (OSC) implementation of the ML-TR by including the Gaussian propagation model of THz waves and take into account the intensity distributions of both blank calibration scan and dark-field measured on THz detectors. THz ML-TR reconstruction quality and accuracy are discussed and compared to other tomographic reconstructions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted*
  • Phantoms, Imaging*
  • Probability
  • Tomography, X-Ray / methods*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*