Contour reconstruction in 3-D X-ray CT

The authors derives an algorithm for reconstructing contours of an object from 3D cone beam X-ray data. By reducing the amount of the searched-for information, contours, or density jumps instead of the densities themselves, the authors are able to develop fast algorithms for data incomplete with respect to both the movement of the X-ray source and the detector reading. The method is related to local or Lambda tomography. Numerical simulations show the efficiency of the algorithm.

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