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    Area of Science:

    • Computational imaging
    • Applied mathematics
    • Signal processing

    Background:

    • Kaiser-Bessel window functions offer computational efficiency and directional independence in tomographic discretizations.
    • Their application in tomographic problems necessitates careful parameter selection for optimal performance.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To optimize the parameters of Kaiser-Bessel window functions for tomographic applications.
    • To investigate the role of the partition-of-unity condition in the performance of these functions.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized approximation theory to develop a formalism for parameter optimization.
    • Analyzed the partition-of-unity condition and its implications for isotropy in compact-support functions.
    • Performed numerical simulations to validate the proposed tuning method.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated that while perfect isotropy and the partition-of-unity condition are incompatible for compact-support functions, minimizing deviation is beneficial.
    • The proposed parameter tuning significantly improves the performance of Kaiser-Bessel window functions.
    • Numerical results confirm superior performance with the optimized functions.

    Conclusions:

    • Optimized Kaiser-Bessel window functions provide enhanced performance in tomographic discretizations.
    • Minimizing deviation from the partition-of-unity condition is a key strategy for tuning these functions.
    • The findings offer practical improvements for computational imaging applications.