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  • Vol. 5, Iss. 12 — Sep. 30, 2010

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Performance analysis of the attenuation-partition based iterative phase retrieval algorithm for in-line phase-contrast imaging

Aimin Yan, Xizeng Wu, and Hong Liu  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 18, Issue 15, pp. 16074-16089 (2010)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.18.016074


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Abstract

The phase retrieval is an important task in x-ray phase contrast imaging. The robustness of phase retrieval is especially important for potential medical imaging applications such as phase contrast mammography. Recently the authors developed an iterative phase retrieval algorithm, the attenuation-partition based algorithm, for the phase retrieval in inline phase-contrast imaging [1]. Applied to experimental images, the algorithm was proven to be fast and robust. However, a quantitative analysis of the performance of this new algorithm is desirable. In this work, we systematically compared the performance of this algorithm with other two widely used phase retrieval algorithms, namely the Gerchberg-Saxton (GS) algorithm and the Transport of Intensity Equation (TIE) algorithm. The systematical comparison is conducted by analyzing phase retrieval performances with a digital breast specimen model. We show that the proposed algorithm converges faster than the GS algorithm in the Fresnel diffraction regime, and is more robust against image noise than the TIE algorithm. These results suggest the significance of the proposed algorithm for future medical applications with the x-ray phase contrast imaging technique.

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OCIS Codes
(030.1670) Coherence and statistical optics : Coherent optical effects
(340.7440) X-ray optics : X-ray imaging

ToC Category:
Image Processing

History
Original Manuscript: April 2, 2010
Revised Manuscript: June 11, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: July 9, 2010
Published: July 15, 2010

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Vol. 5, Iss. 12 Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics

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Aimin Yan, Xizeng Wu, and Hong Liu, "Performance analysis of the attenuation-partition based iterative phase retrieval algorithm for in-line phase-contrast imaging," Opt. Express 18, 16074-16089 (2010)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/vjbo/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-18-15-16074


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