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Zhongxing Zhou^1,2, Lin Zhang¹, Baikuan Guo¹

¹School of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.

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Summary

A new phase retrieval method improves quantitative phase-contrast imaging by overcoming system imperfections like noise and limited resolution. The JDIR method enhances visibility in phase maps, offering better contrast and noise performance.

Keywords:

optical transfer function phase retrieval x-ray phase contrast imaging

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Area of Science:

Physics
Medical Imaging
Image Processing

Background:

In-line phase contrast imaging systems face challenges from finite source size, limited spatial resolution, and system noise.
These factors degrade fine phase contrast fringes, hindering accurate phase map retrieval.
Existing methods like analytical and spatial-domain iterative regularization based phase-attenuation duality (PAD) have limitations in noise robustness and optical transfer function compensation.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a novel phase retrieval method to restore lost phase information in imperfect imaging systems.
To address the limitations of existing phase-attenuation duality (PAD) methods.

Main Methods:

An improved phase-attenuation duality (PAD) method utilizing space-frequency joint domain iterative regularization (JDIR) was proposed.
The JDIR method was designed to enhance noise robustness and optical transfer function compensation.
The proposed JDIR method was validated against analytical PAD and spatial-domain iterative regularization (SDIR) based PAD methods via simulations and experiments.

Main Results:

The JDIR method demonstrated superior performance in enhancing the visibility of structures within retrieved phase maps compared to the other two methods.
The TV-norm-based JDIR method exhibited the best performance regarding contrast and noise handling among all tested phase retrieval algorithms.
Quantitative phase-contrast imaging benefits from the improved phase retrieval capabilities.

Conclusions:

The developed JDIR method offers a significant advancement for quantitative phase-contrast imaging.
This new approach effectively restores phase information lost due to system imperfections.
The findings provide a valuable tool for investigating phase-contrast imaging under challenging conditions.