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Comparative Analysis of the Weight Functions for the Reconstruction of a Gamma-ray CT based on the EM Technique

EM기반의 감마 CT 영상복원을 위한 가중치 함수 비교분석

  • Published : 2007.10.30
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Abstract

In this paper, we reconstructed the cross-sectional images of two phantoms simulating a petrochemical process from gamma radiation measurements. Three different weight functions for EM image reconstruction algorithm were built and compared with histograms representing the variance of the homogeneity of the phantom material, The radiation source, $^{137}Cs$, collimated by a lead with 5 mm diameter aperture and the measurement was made with a lead shielded 1inch NaI detector. As a result, the method taking into account the beam area in each pixel for a weight function showed the best resolution among the three methods.

본 논문에서는 감마선을 이용하여 석유화학 공정설비 내부의 단면영상을 복원하였다. 감마 CT 영상 복원을 위해 $5\;mm{\phi}$ 감마선을 팬텀에 조사하여 NaI(T1) 섬광검출기로 스캔하였으며 반복적인 영상복원 방법인 EM 기법으로 가중치 함수를 비교하였다. 감마 CT 영상이 정확히 복원되었는지 확인하기위하여 3가지 가중치 함수에 대해 히스토그램의 명암값 분포를 비교하였다. 실험 결과를 통해 빔 면적에 의한 가중치 함수로 복원할 경우, 원 영상에 가장 가깝게 복원되는 것을 확인하였다.

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