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On optimisation of Paganin's method for propagation-based X-ray phase-contrast imaging and tomography
Timur E Gureyev1, David M Paganin2, Ashkan Pakzad1
1School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Journal of Microscopy
|April 6, 2026
Summary
Optimizing Paganin's method for X-ray imaging enhances image quality. Combining it with Tikhonov-regularised deconvolution significantly improves signal-to-noise ratio and spatial resolution, aiding practical applications and AI model training.
Area of Science:
- Medical Physics
- Image Processing
- Computational Imaging
Background:
- Paganin's method is widely used for phase-contrast X-ray imaging reconstruction.
- Existing methods require optimization for improved image quality metrics.
Purpose of the Study:
- To optimize Paganin's method for enhanced image quality in X-ray imaging.
- To investigate optimization strategies focusing on signal-to-noise ratio and spatial resolution.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of Paganin's method optimization with respect to image quality metrics.
- Detailed study of intrinsic regularization parameter optimization for spatial resolution.
- Combination of Paganin's method with Tikhonov-regularised deconvolution.
Main Results:
- Demonstrated significant improvement in image quality by combining Paganin's method with Tikhonov-regularised deconvolution.
- Obtained analytical expressions for image quality metrics and validated with numerical simulations.
- Discussed advantages and disadvantages of various optimization approaches.
Conclusions:
- Optimized Paganin's method offers superior image quality compared to standard approaches.
- The findings are valuable for practical X-ray imaging applications.
- Results can aid in training machine learning models for image denoising and segmentation.
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