Alignment Theory of Parallel-beam CT Image Reconstruction for Elastic-type Objects using Virtual Focusing Method

Abstract

X-ray tomography has been studied in various fields. Although a great deal of effort has been directed at reconstructing the projection image set from a rigid-type specimen, little attention has been addressed to the reconstruction of projected images from an object showing elastic motion. Here, we present a mathematical solution to reconstruct the projection image set obtained from an object with specific elastic motions: periodically, regularly, and elliptically expanded or contracted specimens. To reconstruct the projection image set from expanded or contracted specimens, we introduce new methods; detection of sample's motion modes, mathematical re-scaling pixel values and converting projection angle for a common layer