TomoGC: Binary Tomography by Constrained GraphCuts

Jörg Hendrik Kappes, Stefania Petra, Christoph Schnörr, Matthias Zisler

Abstract: We present an iterative reconstruction algorithm for binary tomography, called TomoGC, that solves the reconstruction problem based on a constrained graphical model by a sequence of graphcuts. TomoGC reconstructs objects even if a low number of measurements are only given, which enables shorter observation periods and lower radiation doses in industrial and medical applications. We additionally suggest some modifications of established methods that improve state-of-the-art methods. A comprehensive numerical evaluation demonstrates that the proposed method can reconstruct objects from a small number of projections more accurate and also faster than competitive methods.