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Anna Burvall¹, Ulf Lundström, Per A C Takman

¹Biomedical and X-Ray Physics, Royal Institute of Technology, AlbaNova University Center, SE-10691Stockholm, Sweden. anna.burvall@biox.kth.se

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Phase-contrast X-ray imaging requires numerical phase retrieval for quantitative analysis. This study outlines a common pattern in non-iterative methods for phase-contrast tomography, comparing their performance.

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Area of Science:

Medical Imaging
Physics
Computational Science

Background:

In-line phase-contrast X-ray imaging utilizes both absorption and refraction.
Quantitative analysis of these images necessitates numerical phase retrieval.
Numerous phase retrieval methods exist, with varying suitability for tomography.

Purpose of the Study:

To outline the common pattern of non-iterative phase retrieval methods for phase-contrast tomography.
To compare these methods based solely on phase retrieval performance.
To clarify the relationships between different phase retrieval techniques.

Main Methods:

Analysis of derivations, approximations, and assumptions of phase retrieval methods.
Identification of similarities and equivalencies between methods.
Numerical phase retrieval applied to all considered methods.

Main Results:

A unifying pattern was identified for non-iterative phase retrieval methods in tomography.
Methods were compared based on their phase retrieval performance.
Relationships and similarities between various phase retrieval techniques were elucidated.

Conclusions:

A systematic approach to understanding and comparing phase retrieval methods for X-ray imaging is presented.
The study provides a framework for selecting appropriate phase retrieval techniques.
Numerical validation confirms the performance characteristics of the analyzed methods.