• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 40, Issue 22, 2210001 (2020)
Qiang Lin1, Min Yang1、*, Xiaomin Zhang1, Bin Tang2, Bin Liu2, and Heyong Huo2
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing 100191, China
  • 2Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan 621900, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/AOS202040.2210001 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Qiang Lin, Min Yang, Xiaomin Zhang, Bin Tang, Bin Liu, Heyong Huo. Improved Image Artifacts Suppression Method for Neutron External CT[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(22): 2210001 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of neutron exterior CT scan
    Fig. 1. Schematic of neutron exterior CT scan
    Schematic of external CT scan phantom. (a) Phantom; (b) scanning process; (c) sinusoidal image
    Fig. 2. Schematic of external CT scan phantom. (a) Phantom; (b) scanning process; (c) sinusoidal image
    Images reconstructed by different algorithms. (a) FBP algorithm; (b) SART algorithm
    Fig. 3. Images reconstructed by different algorithms. (a) FBP algorithm; (b) SART algorithm
    Calculation method of local directional difference [23]. (a) Coordinate system of local directional difference; (b) calculation method of local directional difference
    Fig. 4. Calculation method of local directional difference [23]. (a) Coordinate system of local directional difference; (b) calculation method of local directional difference
    Calculation method of local directional difference in improved method. (a) Coordinate system of local directional difference; (b) calculation method of local directional difference
    Fig. 5. Calculation method of local directional difference in improved method. (a) Coordinate system of local directional difference; (b) calculation method of local directional difference
    Reconstruction results of different algorithms. (a) SART algorithm; (b) SART-TV algorithm; (c) SART-WDTV algorithm
    Fig. 6. Reconstruction results of different algorithms. (a) SART algorithm; (b) SART-TV algorithm; (c) SART-WDTV algorithm
    Comparison of reconstruction results of different algorithms. (a) SART-WDTV algorithm; (b) improved SART-WDTV algorithm
    Fig. 7. Comparison of reconstruction results of different algorithms. (a) SART-WDTV algorithm; (b) improved SART-WDTV algorithm
    Complete projected sinogram and reconstructed image of gear sample. (a) Complete projected sinogram; (b) reconstructed image
    Fig. 8. Complete projected sinogram and reconstructed image of gear sample. (a) Complete projected sinogram; (b) reconstructed image
    Reconstruction images of gear sample by different algorithms. (a) Sinogram after symmetrical complement data; (b) FBP algorithm; (c) sinogram obtained by exterior CT scan; (d) SART algorithm
    Fig. 9. Reconstruction images of gear sample by different algorithms. (a) Sinogram after symmetrical complement data; (b) FBP algorithm; (c) sinogram obtained by exterior CT scan; (d) SART algorithm
    Gear sample reconstruction image with different algorithms. (a) SART-TV algorithm; (b) SART-WDTV algorithm; (c) improved SART-WDTV algorithm
    Fig. 10. Gear sample reconstruction image with different algorithms. (a) SART-TV algorithm; (b) SART-WDTV algorithm; (c) improved SART-WDTV algorithm
    Local magnification results of reconstructed images with different algorithms. (a) Complete data reconstruction; (b) SART-TV algorithm; (c) SART-WDTV algorithm; (d) improved SART-WDTV algorithm
    Fig. 11. Local magnification results of reconstructed images with different algorithms. (a) Complete data reconstruction; (b) SART-TV algorithm; (c) SART-WDTV algorithm; (d) improved SART-WDTV algorithm
    RMSE curves obtained by different reconstruction algorithms
    Fig. 12. RMSE curves obtained by different reconstruction algorithms
    Scanning modeUnit size of detector /pixelDetector width /pixelScanning angular range /(°)Number of projected viewsPhantom size /(pixel×pixel)
    2D parallel beam11280-360720512×512
    Table 1. Parameters of external CT scan phantom
    AlgorithmMSEPSNR
    SART1319.47616.927
    SART-TV1034.75617.982
    SART-WDTV874.63018.713
    Improved SART-WDTV828.18918.950
    Table 2. MSE and PSNR of images reconstructed by different algorithms
    Qiang Lin, Min Yang, Xiaomin Zhang, Bin Tang, Bin Liu, Heyong Huo. Improved Image Artifacts Suppression Method for Neutron External CT[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(22): 2210001
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