Analytic derivation of the longitudinal component of the three-dimensional point-spread function in coded-aperture laminography.

Near-field coded-aperture data from a single view contain information useful for three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction. A common approach is to reconstruct the 3D image one plane at a time. An analytic expression is derived for the 3D point-spread function of coded-aperture laminography. Comparison with computer simulations and experiments for apertures with different size, pattern, and pattern family shows good agreement in all cases considered. The expression is discussed in the context of the completeness conditions for projection data and is applied to explain an example of nonlinear behavior inherent in 3D laminographic imaging.

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