Single-shot amplitude and phase reconstruction by diffracted-beam interferometry

2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 125703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena López Lago ◽  
Raúl de la Fuente
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yingming Xu ◽  
Xingchen Pan ◽  
Cheng Liu ◽  
Jianqiang Zhu

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 249
Author(s):  
Zhi Qiao ◽  
Xianbo Shi ◽  
Michael Wojcik ◽  
Lahsen Assoufid

Near-field X-ray speckle tracking has been used in phase-contrast imaging and tomography as an emerging technique, providing higher contrast images than traditional absorption radiography. Most reported methods use sandpaper or membrane filters as speckle generators and digital image cross-correlation for phase reconstruction, which has either limited resolution or requires a large number of position scanning steps. Recently, we have proposed a novel coded-mask-based multi-contrast imaging (CMMI) technique for single-shot measurement with superior performance in efficiency and resolution compared with other single-shot methods. We present here a scanning CMMI method for the ultimate imaging resolution and phase sensitivity by using a coded mask as a high-contrast speckle generator, the flexible scanning mode, the adaption of advanced maximum-likelihood optimization to scanning data, and the multi-resolution analysis. Scanning CMMI can outperform other speckle-based imaging methods, such as X-ray speckle vector tracking, providing higher quality absorption, phase, and dark-field images with fewer scanning steps. Scanning CMMI is also successfully demonstrated in multi-contrast tomography, showing great potentials in high-resolution full-field imaging applications, such as in vivo biomedical imaging.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maciej Trusiak ◽  
Maria Cywińska ◽  
Vicente Micó ◽  
José Ángel Picazo-Bueno ◽  
Chao Zuo ◽  
...  

AbstractUtilizing the refractive index as the endogenous contrast agent to noninvasively study transparent cells is a working principle of emerging quantitative phase imaging (QPI). In this contribution, we propose the Variational Hilbert Quantitative Phase Imaging (VHQPI)—end-to-end purely computational add-on module able to improve performance of a QPI-unit without hardware modifications. The VHQPI, deploying unique merger of tailored variational image decomposition and enhanced Hilbert spiral transform, adaptively provides high quality map of sample-induced phase delay, accepting particularly wide range of input single-shot interferograms (from off-axis to quasi on-axis configurations). It especially promotes high space-bandwidth-product QPI configurations alleviating the spectral overlapping problem. The VHQPI is tailored to deal with cumbersome interference patterns related to detailed locally varying biological objects with possibly high dynamic range of phase and relatively low carrier. In post-processing, the slowly varying phase-term associated with the instrumental optical aberrations is eliminated upon variational analysis to further boost the phase-imaging capabilities. The VHQPI is thoroughly studied employing numerical simulations and successfully validated using static and dynamic cells phase-analysis. It compares favorably with other single-shot phase reconstruction techniques based on the Fourier and Hilbert–Huang transforms, both in terms of visual inspection and quantitative evaluation, potentially opening up new possibilities in QPI.


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-19
Author(s):  
Sui Ping Lee ◽  
Yee Kit Chan ◽  
Tien Sze Lim

Accurate interpretation of interferometric image requires an extremely challenging task based on actual phase reconstruction for incomplete noise observation. In spite of the establishment of comprehensive solutions, until now, a guaranteed means of solution method is yet to exist. The initially observed interferometric image is formed by 2π-periodic phase image that wrapped within (-π, π]. Such inverse problem is further corrupted by noise distortion and leads to the degradation of interferometric image. In order to overcome this, an effective algorithm that enables noise suppression and absolute phase reconstruction of interferometric phase image is proposed. The proposed method incorporates an improved order statistical filter that is able to adjust or vary on its filtering rate by adapting to phase noise level of relevant interferometric image. Performance of proposed method is evaluated and compared with other existing phase estimation algorithms. The comparison is based on a series of computer simulated and real interferometric data images. The experiment results illustrate the effectiveness and competency of the proposed method.


2004 ◽  
pp. 373-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy D. Solberg ◽  
Steven J. Goetsch ◽  
Michael T. Selch ◽  
William Melega ◽  
Goran Lacan ◽  
...  

Object. The purpose of this work was to investigate the targeting and dosimetric characteristics of a linear accelerator (LINAC) system dedicated for stereotactic radiosurgery compared with those of a commercial gamma knife (GK) unit. Methods. A phantom was rigidly affixed within a Leksell stereotactic frame and axial computerized tomography scans were obtained using an appropriate stereotactic localization device. Treatment plans were performed, film was inserted into a recessed area, and the phantom was positioned and treated according to each treatment plan. In the case of the LINAC system, four 140° arcs, spanning ± 60° of couch rotation, were used. In the case of the GK unit, all 201 sources were left unplugged. Radiation was delivered using 3- and 8-mm LINAC collimators and 4- and 8-mm collimators of the GK unit. Targeting ability was investigated independently on the dedicated LINAC by using a primate model. Measured 50% spot widths for multisource, single-shot radiation exceeded nominal values in all cases by 38 to 70% for the GK unit and 11 to 33% for the LINAC system. Measured offsets were indicative of submillimeter targeting precision on both devices. In primate studies, the appearance of an magnetic resonance imaging—enhancing lesion coincided with the intended target. Conclusions. Radiosurgery performed using the 3-mm collimator of the dedicated LINAC exhibited characteristics that compared favorably with those of a dedicated GK unit. Overall targeting accuracy in the submillimeter range can be achieved, and dose distributions with sharp falloff can be expected for both devices.


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