Finite detector based projection model for high spatial resolution

J Xray Sci Technol. 2012;20(2):229-38. doi: 10.3233/XST-2012-0331.

Abstract

For finite detector and focal spot sizes, here we propose a projection model for high spatial resolution. First, for a given x-ray source point, a projection datum is modeled as an area integral over a narrow fan-beam connecting the detector elemental borders and the x-ray source point. Then, the final projection value is expressed as the integral obtained in the first step over the whole focal spot support. An ordered-subset simultaneous algebraic reconstruction technique (OS-SART) is developed using the proposed projection model. In the numerical simulation, our method produces improved spatial resolution and suppresses high-frequency artifacts.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • Computer Simulation
  • Head / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Phantoms, Imaging
  • Radiographic Image Enhancement / methods*