Noise analysis of grating-based x-ray differential phase-contrast imaging with angular signal radiography

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/26/4/040602

Abstract

X-ray phase-contrast imaging is one of the novel techniques, and has potential to enhance image quality and provide the details of inner structures nondestructively. In this work, we investigate quantitatively signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of grating-based x-ray phase contrast imaging (GBPCI) system by employing angular signal radiography (ASR). Moreover, photon statistics and mechanical error that is a major source of noise are investigated in detail. Results show the dependence of SNR on the system parameters and the effects on the extracted absorption, refraction and scattering images. Our conclusions can be used to optimize the system design for upcoming practical applications in the areas such as material science and biomedical imaging.

Keywords: angular signal radiography signal-to-noise ratio photon statistical noise mechanical error

Received: 17 November 2016
Revised: 06 January 2017
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PACS:	06.30.Bp	(Spatial dimensions)
	43.60.Cg	(Statistical properties of signals and noise)
	42.50.Wk	(Mechanical effects of light on material media, microstructures and particles)
	37.10.Vz	(Mechanical effects of light on atoms, molecules, and ions)

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Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11535015, 11305173, and 11375225).

Corresponding Authors: Kun Gao, Pei-Ping Zhu, Yang-Chao Tian
E-mail: gaokun@ustc.edu.cn;zhupp@ihep.ac.cn;ychtian@ustc.edu.cn

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Wali Faiz, Yuan Bao(鲍园), Kun Gao(高昆), Zhao Wu(吴朝), Chen-Xi Wei(卫晨希), Gui-Bin Zan(昝贵彬), Pei-Ping Zhu(朱佩平), Yang-Chao Tian(田扬超) Noise analysis of grating-based x-ray differential phase-contrast imaging with angular signal radiography 2017 Chin. Phys. B 26 040602

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