Effects of signal diffusion on x-ray phase contrast images

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作者
Ignatyev, K. [1 ]
Munro, P. R. T. [1 ]
Speller, R. D. [1 ]
Olivo, A. [1 ]
机构
[1] UCL, Dept Med Phys & Bioengn, London WC1E 6BT, England
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
computerised tomography; medical image processing; X-ray imaging; SYNCHROTRON-RADIATION; IMAGING SYSTEM; DIFFRACTION; INTERFEROMETER; RADIOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY; RESOLUTION; ENHANCE;
D O I
10.1063/1.3606442
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
We discuss the problem of signal diffusion among neighbouring pixels in x-ray phase contrast imaging (XPCi) specifically for coded-aperture (CA) XPCi, but many of the discussed observations are directly transferable to other XPCi modalities. CA XPCi exploits the principle of pixel edge illumination by means of two CA masks. The first mask, placed in contact with the detector, creates insensitive regions between adjacent pixels; the second one, placed immediately before the sample, creates individual beams impinging on the boundaries between sensitive and insensitive regions on the detector, as created by the detector mask. In this way, edge illumination is achieved for all pixels of an area detector illuminated by a divergent and polychromatic beam generated by a conventional source. As the detector mask redefines the resolution properties of the detector, sample dithering can be used to effectively increase the system spatial resolution, without having to apply any post-processing procedure (e. g., deconvolution). This however creates artifacts in the form of secondary fringes (which have nothing to do with phase-related secondary fringes) if there is signal diffusion between adjacent pixels. In non-dithered images, signal diffusion between adjacent pixels causes a reduction in image contrast. This effect is investigated both theoretically and experimentally, and its direct implications on image quality are discussed. The interplay with the sample positioning with respect to the detector pixel matrix, which also has an effect on the obtained image contrast, is also discussed. (C) 2011 American Institute of Physics. [doi: 10.1063/1.3606442]
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